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 AnalyticsStatewide Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services Utilization Patterns of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease
Roberts J, Andemariam B, Bozzo J, Du C, Curtis S, Latham D, Cyr M, Magras L. Statewide Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services Utilization Patterns of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 517. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-124462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseED/hospitalCommunity health networksED visitsED visit ratesEmergency departmentHospital visitsClinical team membersCell diseaseHealth NetworkHospitalization ratesHospital utilizationVisit ratesAdvisory CommitteeUtilization dataICD-9/ICDInstitutional review board approvalMedicaid programAmbulatory care servicesService utilization patternsTruven Health AnalyticsAge 16 yearsQuality improvement projectReview board approvalMann-Whitney U test