What is it about?
Health insurance patients who visit a primary care clinic for two consecutive years were studied using information from their medical records in 2022. They were mainly females, with an average age of 38 years. Nearly 3 out of a hundred patients visited ten or more times yearly. However, these few consumed three to four times more medicines and investigations than other patients. Those with cardiovascular diseases were 11 times more likely to be in this group of patients called persistently high users
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Why is it important?
It is known that many visits and treatments by this group of patients are unnecessary. Regularly screening for this group of patients who use up more medicines and investigation is needed to identify the target group for planning to reduce unnecessary visits and reduce the cost of care
Perspectives
Similar work in this domain in Nigeria is scarce. National Health Insurance Clinic managers have the opportunity to know where most of the resources are spent and formulate strategies for the efficient allocation of the scarce resources
Dr Godpower Chinedu Michael
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Exploring the Prevalence and Predictors of Persistently High Primary Care Use Among National Health Insurance Patients in a Nigerian Medical Facility, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, April 2025, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jep.70081.
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