The bird's-eye view: A data-driven approach to understanding patient journeys from claims data.

Katherine Bobroske¹, Christine Larish², Anita Cattrell², Margrét V Bjarnadóttir³, Lawrence Huan¹

¹Cambridge Centre for Health and Leadership Enterprise, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

²Research and Development, Evolent Health, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

³Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In preference-sensitive conditions such as back pain, there can be high levels of variability in the trajectory of patient care. We sought to develop a methodology that extracts a realistic and comprehensive understanding of the patient journey using medical and pharmaceutical insurance claims data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We processed a sample of 10 000 patient episodes (comprised of 1…

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