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Multilevel Analysis of the Relationship Between Prescribing Institutions and Medication Adherence Among Patients With Hypertension and Diabetes in Korea [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2023
Objectives This study investigated the relationship between prescribing institutions and medication adherence among patients newly diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes.
Haryeom Ghang, Juhyang Lee
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Data resource profile: the allergic disease database of the Korean National Health Insurance Service [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health, 2021
Researchers have been interested in probing how the environmental factors associated with allergic diseases affect the use of medical services. Considering this demand, we have constructed a database, named the Allergic Disease Database, based on the ...
Sunyong Yoo   +8 more
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Healthcare utilisation for elderly people at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background At the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health care systems were severely disrupted in many countries and in particular, elderly people vulnerable to COVID-19 may have been reluctant to receive their medical treatment.
K. Park, J. Byeon, Y. Yang, H. Cho
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Effect of mobile phone-based health insurance contribution payment system on retention of coverage in the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: an evaluation study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Ghana introduced a mobile phone-based contribution payment system in its national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in December 2018 to improve the process of enrolment.
Eric Nsiah-Boateng   +5 more
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Association of Health Insurance Literacy with Health Care Utilization: a Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of general internal medicine, 2021
Given increasing numbers of people experiencing transitions in health insurance due to declines in employer-sponsored insurance and changes in health policy, the understanding and application of health insurance terms and concepts (health insurance ...
Brian F. Yagi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk for metabolic syndrome in the population with visceral fat area measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis [PDF]

open access: yesThe Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Background/Aims To investigate whether visceral fat area (VFA) measured by bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) was associated with metabolic syndrome in subjects with and without obesity.
Han Ho Jeon   +5 more
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Health insurance coverage and access to care in China

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Objective The study examined the relationship between health insurance coverage and access to needed healthcare including preventive, primary, and tertiary care among Chinese adult population. Data and methods Data for this study came from the 2018 China
De-Chih Lee   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 death among older patients at long-term care hospitals in Korea

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionLong-term care hospitals are known to be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection and death given their numerous older chronic disease patients. However, the actual effect of long-term care hospital admission is not well known in Korea; hence, this
Jeong-Yeon Seon   +3 more
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Strategies for financing social health insurance schemes for providing universal health care: a comparative analysis of five countries

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2021
Background: Universal Health Coverage has become a political priority for many African countries yet there are clear challenges in achieving this goal. Though social health insurance is considered a mechanism for providing financial protection, less well
A. Fenny, R. Yates, Rachel Thompson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Healthcare Utilization Monitoring System in Korea [PDF]

open access: yesHealthcare Informatics Research, 2015
ObjectivesIt is important to monitor the healthcare utilization of patients at the national level to make evidence-based policy decisions and manage the nation's healthcare sector.
Hyun Chul Shin   +3 more
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