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The Impact Of Student Hotspotting On Patients & The Jefferson Health System, Mishael Khan, Bs, Lauren Collins, Md, Shoshana Sicks, Edm, Richard Hass, Phd, Tracey Vause Earland, Phd, Otr/L, Courtney Newsome, Ba, Sara Cohen, Ots
The Impact Of Student Hotspotting On Patients & The Jefferson Health System, Mishael Khan, Bs, Lauren Collins, Md, Shoshana Sicks, Edm, Richard Hass, Phd, Tracey Vause Earland, Phd, Otr/L, Courtney Newsome, Ba, Sara Cohen, Ots
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Introduction
“Super-utilizers”, patients with five or more hospital admissions in the past year, account for half of all healthcare expenditures and present a significant financial burden to our healthcare system. In Pennsylvania “super-utilizers” result in $1.25 billion of healthcare spending and Philadelphia has the highest number of “super-utilizers” in the state. To address this crisis, Jefferson University serves as one of four new national hubs for student hotspotting. Teams of interprofessional health professions students along with faculty and staff advisors enroll “super-utilizers” and provide targeted interventions to address social determinants of health, reduce hospitalizations and improve patient outcomes.
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