Assessment of utilization efficiency using machine learning techniques: A study of heterogeneity in preoperative healthcare utilization among super-utilizers
ConclusionWhile previous studies have suggested that super-utilizers are a homogenous group of patients, the current study demonstrated a large degree of heterogeneity within super-utilizers. Variations in utilization patterns were associated with postoperative outcomes and subsequent health care costs.
Source: The American Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research
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