Evidence of Overlapping Roles Between Clinics and Hospitals in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinics and hospitals in South Korea are often perceived as competitors to each other. This study examines the overlapping roles in providing primary care provision between clinics and hospitals by analyzing the healthcare facility type where patients first receive diagnoses of hypertension (HTN) or diabetes mellitus (DM). We also explore the characteristics of patients that influence their choice of healthcare facility and compare healthcare utilization patterns in the first year post-diagnosis by facility type.

Methods

Using 2021 claims data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, we included data from 599,955 patients with newly diagnosed HTN and 195,668 patients with newly diagnosed DM. We analyzed the distribution of new diagnoses by facility

SUBMITTER: Sim B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418207 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature