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Level of Agreement and Factors Associated With Discrepancies Between Nationwide Medical History Questionnaires and Hospital Claims Data [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database: past and future

open access: yesClinical 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of health insurance program for the poor on out-of-pocket inpatient care cost in India: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

open access: yesBMC 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.
Shyam K. Sriram, M. Khan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Provider Perspectives, Barriers, and Improvement Strategies for Hospital Discharge Support Programs: A Focus Group Interview Study in Korea [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Objectives: 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
doaj   +1 more source

Intersecting U.S. Epidemics: COVID-19 and Lack of Health Insurance

open access: yesAnnals of Internal Medicine, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented surge in unemployment in the United States. For many, job loss carries the added sting of losing health insurance.
S. Woolhandler, D. Himmelstein
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Data Configuration and Publication Trends for the Korean National Health Insurance and Health Insurance Review & Assessment Database

open access: yesDiabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2020
Background Big data reports related to diseases and health care for the Korean population have been published since the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) and the Health Insurance Review & Assessment (HIRA) Service provided limited open access to ...
H. Kim   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors associated with malnutrition in demented and non-demented elderly residing in the community of Korea: a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Community Nutrition
Objectives 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
doaj   +1 more source

The longitudinal integrated database for health insurance and labour market studies (LISA) and its use in medical research

open access: yesEuropean 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wealth Status, Health Insurance, and Maternal Health Care Utilization in Africa: Evidence from Gabon

open access: yesBioMed Research International, 2020
Background To achieve the universal health coverage among other Sustainable Development Goals, African countries have shown the commitment by implementing strategies to improve access and coverage of health care services whose access is still very low ...
N. Sanogo, S. Yaya
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Irrigation Versus Suction Alone During Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Coloproctology, 2020
Purpose To compare the surgical outcomes of peritoneal irrigation versus suction alone during laparoscopic appendectomy and to identify the risk factors of surgical site infection in patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
Tae Gyeong Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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