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. 2013 Aug;9(1):44-51.

High-cost users of Ontario's healthcare services

Saad Rais  1 , Amir Nazerian, Sten Ardal, Yuriy Chechulin, Namrata Bains, Kamil Malikov
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High-cost users of Ontario's healthcare services

Saad Rais et al. Healthc Policy. 2013 Aug.

Abstract
in English, French

Approximately 1.5% of ontario's population, represented by the top 5% highest cost-incurring users of ontario's hospital and home care services, account for 61% of hospital and home care costs. Similar studies from other jurisdictions also show that a relatively small number of people use a high proportion of health system resources. Understanding these high-cost users (hcus) can inform local healthcare planners in their efforts to improve the quality of care and reduce burden on patients and the healthcare system. To facilitate this understanding, we created a profile of hcus using demographic and clinical characteristics. The profile provides detailed information on hcus by care type, geography, age, sex and top clinical conditions.

Environ 1,5 % de la population ontarienne, qui correspond à 5 % des usagers qui génèrent le plus de coûts pour les services hospitaliers et les soins à domicile en Ontario, comptent pour 61 % des frais hospitaliers et de frais pour les soins à domicile. Des études semblables menées ailleurs montrent également qu'un nombre relativement petit de personnes utilisent une grande partie des ressources du système de santé. Une meilleure compréhension des usagers qui coûtent cher peut aider les planificateurs à améliorer la qualité des services et à réduire le fardeau sur les patients et sur le système de santé. Afin de faciliter cette compréhension, nous avons brossé un profil des usagers qui coûtent cher à l'aide de caractéristiques cliniques et démographiques. Ce profil donne des renseignements détaillés sur ces patients, en fonction du type de soins, de la géographie, de l'âge, du sexe et des principaux états cliniques.

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