Use of the Population Grouping Methodology of the Canadian Institute for Health Information to predict high-cost health system users in Ontario

摘要

Prior research has consistently shown that the heaviest users account for a disproportionate share of health care costs. As such, predicting high-cost users may be a precondition for cost containment. We evaluated the ability of a new health risk predictive modelling tool, which was developed by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), to identify future high-cost cases.