Reducing Frequency of Emergency Department and Inpatient Visits Through Focused Case Management

This study involves case management interventions for high ED users and high-risk patients. The patients in the study must be enrolled in SoonerCare choice to be case managed. Methodology and Sample: Patients who visited the ED 3 times or more in 12 months prior to their HAN enrollment and patients with 12 months of data preenrollment and postenrollment were included in the study. A historical control was used to compare ED and inpatient use per patient per month pre- and post-HAN case management. Chi-square and Wilcoxon's signed-rank tests were used to assess the data. Results: A total of 29 patients met the inclusion criteria. The number of ED and inpatient visits was reduced after HAN intervention (181 vs. 110, p
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