For the patient. The effectiveness of a community health worker outreach program on healthcare utilization of west Baltimore City Medicaid patients with diabetes, with or without hypertension.
PubMedPublished 1 January 2003
Donald O. Fedder, Ruyu J Chang, Sheila Curry, Gloria Nichols
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The community health workers (CHW) program resulted in an average savings of 2,245 dollars per patient per year, and a total savings of 262,080 dollars for 117 patients, with improved quality of life (QOL) indicating cost effectiveness.
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The CHW program resulted in an average savings of 2,245 dollars per patient per year, and a total savings of 262,080 dollars for 117 patients, with improved quality of life (QOL) indicating cost effectiveness.
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