Case Management Featuring Community Health Workers Reduces Inpatient Health Care Utilization in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Smith W, Sop D, Johnson S, Lipato T, Ferlis M, Mcmanus C, Guy M, Hartigan S, Holt E, McHenry C, Roberts J. Case Management Featuring Community Health Workers Reduces Inpatient Health Care Utilization in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 2104. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-130441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirginia Commonwealth University Medical CenterCommunity health workersAdvanced practice providersSickle cell diseaseReadmission ratesInpatient daysCase managementSCD adultsOutpatient visitsCare utilizationHigh utilizersMedical homeCell diseaseHealth workersInpatient health care utilizationAdult SCD patientsED return rateAcute care utilizationHospital readmission ratesHealth care utilizationEmergency department managementNumber of patientsTotal inpatient daysPatient-provider relationshipTruven Health AnalyticsPrescription Opioid Misuse Index in sickle cell patients: A brief questionnaire to assess at-risk for opioid abuse.
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