Understanding the characteristics of high users of hospital services in Singapore and their associations with healthcare utilisation and mortality: A cluster analysis.

Mimaika Luluina GintingYan Hoon AngSoon Hoe HoGrace SumChek Hooi Wong

Published in: PloS one (2023)

This study provided a data-based approach to understanding healthcare needs among complex patients with high inpatient services utilisation. Resources and interventions can be tailored according to the differences in needs among segments, to facilitate better allocation.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
primary care
physical activity
electronic health record
palliative care
big data
emergency department
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cardiovascular disease
risk factors
adverse drug