Conceptualizing lifer versus destination patients for optimized care delivery

• Main Authors: Jacob Lambrecht (Author), Mahshid Abir (Author), Kristian Seiler (Author), Neil Kamdar (Author), Tim Peterson (Author), Paul Lin (Author), Wilson Nham (Author), Margaret Greenwood-Ericksen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patients presenting to academic medical centers (AMC) typically receive primary care, specialty care, or both. Resources needed for each type of care vary, requiring different levels of care coordination. We propose a novel method to determine whether a patient primarily receives...