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Joanna Ruth Kipnes

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Duke Box 100800, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Hospital Rm 8227, Box Box 100800, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


The highest utilizers of care: individualized care plans to coordinate care, improve healthcare service utilization, and reduce costs at an academic tertiary care center.

Journal Article J Hosp Med · July 2015 BACKGROUND: High utilizers are medically and psychosocially complex, have high rates of emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions, and contribute to rising healthcare costs. OBJECTIVE: Develop individualized care plans to reduce unnecessary ... Full text Link to item Cite