The Financial Impact of Genetic Diseases in a Pediatric Accountable Care Organization

• Main Authors: Katherine E. Miller (Author), Richard Hoyt (Author), Steve Rust (Author), Rachel Doerschuk (Author), Yungui Huang (Author), Simon M. Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Previous studies revealed patients with genetic disease have more frequent and longer hospitalizations and therefore higher healthcare costs. To understand the financial impact of genetic disease on a pediatric accountable care organization (ACO), we analyzed medical claims from 2014 pro...