Prevalence and management status of urologic disease in geriatric hospitals in South Korea: A population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and management status of urologic disease in geriatric hospitals in Korea.

Materials and methods

We conducted population-based analyzed using cohort established by the National Health Insurance Service of Korea, which contains the medical insurance data of 1 million people from 2002 to 2013. The prevalence, prescription rate, and complication incidence of urologic disease in geriatric hospitals were compared with similar-sized general hospitals. We analyzed the changes that followed the adoption of the fixed sum medical fee per day for geriatric hospitals, which began in January 2008. Subgroup analysis was conducted in an elderly group and a propensity score matching (PSM) group.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Suh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5494353 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature