Does Identification of Previously Undiagnosed Conditions Change Care-Seeking Behavior?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether identification of previously undiagnosed high cholesterol, hypertension, and/or diabetes during an in-home assessment impacts care seeking among Medicare beneficiaries.

Data sources/study setting

Data from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which recruited African American and white participants across the continental United States from 2003-2007, were linked to Medicare claims.

Study design

We used panel data models to analyze changes in doctor visits for evaluation and management of conditions after participants were assessed, utilizing the study's rolling recruitment to control for secular trends.

Data extraction methods

We extracted Medicare claims for the 24 months before through 24 m

SUBMITTER: Myerson RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5980362 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature