BMC Cancer, 2021 Background Almost all Koreans are covered by mandatory national health insurance and are required to undergo health screening at least once every 2 years.
Chansik An +6 more
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The long-term effect of generic price competition on the Hungarian statin market
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Generic competition is a vital health policy tool used in regulating the pharmaceutical market. Drug group HMG-CoA reductase (3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme-A reductase) inhibitors, widely known as “statins,” was the first drug group in ...
Balázs Répásy +7 more
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Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database: past and future
Clinical Epidemiology, 2019 Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) exemplifies a population-level data source for generating real-world evidence to support clinical decisions and health care policy-making.
C. Hsieh +6 more
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Provider Perspectives, Barriers, and Improvement Strategies for Hospital Discharge Support Programs: A Focus Group Interview Study in Korea [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public HealthObjectives: Transitional periods, such as patient discharge, are notably challenging. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of providers involved in hospital discharge support programs, identify the primary obstacles, and propose strategies for ...
Jae Woo Choi +5 more
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European Journal of Epidemiology, 2019 Education, income, and occupation are factors known to affect health and disease. In this review we describe the Swedish Longitudinal Integrated Database for Health Insurance and Labour Market Studies (LISA, Longitudinell Integrationsdatabas för ...
J. Ludvigsson +4 more
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Epidemiology of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Korea through an Investigation of the National Registration Project of Type 1 Diabetes for the Reimbursement of Glucometer Strips with Additional Analyses Using Claims Data [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2016 BackgroundThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Korea. In addition, we planned to do a performance analysis of the Registration Project of Type 1 diabetes for the reimbursement of ...
Sun Ok Song +7 more
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Factors associated with malnutrition in demented and non-demented elderly residing in the community of Korea: a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Community NutritionObjectives This study aimed to investigate and compare factors associated with malnutrition according to the presence or absence of dementia in community-dwelling elderly people.
Jinhee Kwon +3 more
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Level of Agreement and Factors Associated With Discrepancies Between Nationwide Medical History Questionnaires and Hospital Claims Data [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2017 Objectives The objectives of this study were to investigate the agreement between medical history questionnaire data and claims data and to identify the factors that were associated with discrepancies between these data types.
Yeon-Yong Kim +5 more
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Patient-Centered Integrated Model of Home Health Care Services in South Korea (PICS-K)
International Journal of Integrated Care, 2023 Introduction: As South Korea is fast becoming an aging society, the need for integrated care of the elderly has increased. ‘Community Integrated Care Initiatives’ have been implemented by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Hanbit Mun +8 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background In India, Out-of-pocket expenses accounts for about 62.6% of total health expenditure - one of the highest in the world. Lack of health insurance coverage and inadequate coverage are important reasons for high out-of-pocket health expenditures.
Shyamkumar Sri, Mahmud Khan
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