NJ Spotlight published the following article on January 10, 2014. To read the full article, click here.
CAMDEN COALITION’S TRACKING OF HEALTHCARE ‘HOT SPOTS’ COULD SPREAD STATEWIDE
ANDREW KITCHENMAN | JANUARY 10, 2014
New Jersey already has one organization that’s received national attention for targeting healthcare by mapping “hot spots” where frequently hospitalized patients live, but soon it may have several groups pursuing the same approach.
The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers will be working with five other groups or hospitals to develop “hot-spotting” tools to improve patient care, as part of a project sponsored by the Nicholson Foundation.
Coalition Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Brenner has led an effort to use data to better understand why some people become frequent users of hospital emergency departments and why some areas have a higher frequency of inpatient admissions.