Impact of Primary Care Intensive Management on High-Risk Veterans' Costs and Utilization
Authors: Jean Yoon, Evelyn Chang, Lisa V. Rubenstein, Donna M. Zulman, Steven M. Asch
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters2 October 2018Impact of Primary Care Intensive Management on High-Risk Veterans' Costs and UtilizationJean Yoon, PhD, MHS, Evelyn Chang, MD, MSHS, Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MSPH, Donna M. Zulman, MD, MS, and Steven M. Asch, MD, MPHJean Yoon, PhD, MHSU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Economics Resource Center, Menlo Park, California (J.Y.), Evelyn Chang, MD, MSHSU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California (E.C.), Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MSPHGeffen School of Medicine and University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (L.V.R.), Donna M. Zulman, MD, MSU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation to Implementation, Menlo Park, California (D.M.Z., S.M.A.), and Steven M. Asch, MD, MPHU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation to Implementation, Menlo Park, California (D.M.Z., S.M.A.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0461 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. Bellin notes that costs of care were reported incorrectly. These data were reported correctly in Table 1 of our article. We were remiss not to add a footnote to this table stating that costs of both emergency department and primary care intensive management care were included in the costs of total outpatient care. In the Methods section, we stated that the costs of intensive management were included in the appropriate category for outpatient care. However, we should have also stated that emergency department care was considered a specific type of outpatient care despite being categorized as acute ...References1. Wang L, Porter B, Maynard C, Evans G, Bryson C, Sun H, et al. Predicting risk of hospitalization or death among patients receiving primary care in the Veterans Health Administration. Med Care. 2013;51:368-73. [PMID: 23269113] doi:10.1097/MLR.0b013e31827da95a CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Hong CS, Hwang A, Ferris TG. Finding a Match: How Successful Complex Care Programs Identify Patients. Oakland: California Health Care Foundation; 2015. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Economics Resource Center, Menlo Park, California (J.Y.)U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California (E.C.)Geffen School of Medicine and University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (L.V.R.)U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation to Implementation, Menlo Park, California (D.M.Z., S.M.A.)Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-3039. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoImpact of Primary Care Intensive Management on High-Risk Veterans' Costs and Utilization Jean Yoon , Evelyn Chang , Lisa V. Rubenstein , Angel Park , Donna M. Zulman , Susan Stockdale , Michael K. Ong , David Atkins , Gordon Schectman , and Steven M. Asch Impact of Primary Care Intensive Management on High-Risk Veterans' Costs and Utilization Katherine Rediger and D.R. Bailey Miles Impact of Primary Care Intensive Management on High-Risk Veterans' Costs and Utilization John H. Wasson Impact of Primary Care Intensive Management on High-Risk Veterans' Costs and Utilization Eran Bellin Metrics Cited byIntegrating data analytics, peer support, and whole health coaching to improve the health outcomes of homeless veterans: Study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation trialInterventions to Improve Outcomes for High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisOutpatient care fragmentation in Veterans Affairs patients at high‐risk for hospitalizationUnpacking complex interventions that manage care for high-need, high-cost patients: a realist reviewEffects of Intensive Primary Care on High-Need Patient Experiences: Survey Findings from a Veterans Affairs Randomized Quality Improvement Trial 2 October 2018Volume 169, Issue 7Page: 515-516KeywordsEmergency departmentHealth careHealth care providersHealth screeningMedical servicesOutpatientsPatientsPrimary careResearch designVeteran care ePublished: 2 October 2018 Issue Published: 2 October 2018 PDF downloadLoading ...