Characteristics and healthcare utilisation patterns of high-cost beneficiaries in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional claims database study
Objective To determine medical needs, demographic characteristics and healthcare utilisation patterns of the top 1% and top 2%–5% high-cost beneficiaries in the Netherlands. Design Cross-sectional study using 1 year claims data. We broke down high-cost beneficiaries by demographics, the most cost-incurring condition per beneficiary and expensive treatment use. Setting Dutch curative health system, a health system with universal coverage. Participants 4.5 million beneficiaries of one health insurer. Measures Annual total costs through hospital, intensive care unit use, expensive drugs, other ph... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMJ Open ; volume 7, issue 11, page e017775 ; ISSN 2044-6055 2044-6055 |
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BMJ
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27215537 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017775 |