Regular outpatient medical and drug abuse care and subsequent hospitalization of persons who use illicit drugs
C Laine, WW Hauck, MN Gourevitch, J Rothman… - Jama, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
ContextPatients and the public could benefit from identification of factors that prevent drug
users' heavy reliance on inpatient care; however, optimal health care delivery models for
illicit drug users remain ill-defined. ObjectiveTo evaluate associations of outpatient medical
and drug abuse care with drug users' subsequent hospitalization rates. Design and
SettingRetrospective cohort study of data from longitudinally linked claims for all ambulatory
physician/clinic services and drug abuse services covered by the New York State Medicaid …
users' heavy reliance on inpatient care; however, optimal health care delivery models for
illicit drug users remain ill-defined. ObjectiveTo evaluate associations of outpatient medical
and drug abuse care with drug users' subsequent hospitalization rates. Design and
SettingRetrospective cohort study of data from longitudinally linked claims for all ambulatory
physician/clinic services and drug abuse services covered by the New York State Medicaid …