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Food Insecure Copd Patients And Healthcare Utilization: A Retrospective Study, Kristine Mendoza
Food Insecure Copd Patients And Healthcare Utilization: A Retrospective Study, Kristine Mendoza
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Purposes/Aims: Despite advances in the recognition and treatment of high-cost users of health care, the incidence of healthcare utilization remains high. Rates of hospital admissions and emergency room visits among chronic disease like COPD have become a targeted group for health management. COPD patients have multiple and complex health and social needs, but the impact of their unmet food needs is not well understood and warrants further investigation. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships between COPD food insecure patients and healthcare utilization in San Diego County.
Background/Rationale: Government programs targeting patients with high healthcare costs …