Statewide Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services Utilization Patterns of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease
Roberts J, Andemariam B, Bozzo J, Du C, Curtis S, Latham D, Cyr M, Magras L. Statewide Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services Utilization Patterns of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 517. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-124462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseED/hospitalCommunity health networksED visitsED visit ratesEmergency departmentHospital visitsClinical team membersCell diseaseHealth NetworkHospitalization ratesHospital utilizationVisit ratesAdvisory CommitteeUtilization dataICD-9/ICDInstitutional review board approvalMedicaid programAmbulatory care servicesService utilization patternsTruven Health AnalyticsAge 16 yearsQuality improvement projectReview board approvalMann-Whitney U test