Clustering Diagnoses From 58 Million Patient Visits in Finland Between 2015 and 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple chronic diseases in patients are a major burden on the health service system. Currently, diseases are mostly treated separately without paying sufficient attention to their relationships, which results in the fragmentation of the care process. The better integration of services can lead to the more effective organization of the overall health care system.

Objective

This study aimed to analyze the connections between diseases based on their co-occurrences to support decision-makers in better organizing health care services.

Methods

We performed a cluster analysis of diagnoses by using data from the Finnish Health Care Registers for primary and specialized health care visits and inpatient care. The target population of this study comprised those 3.8

SUBMITTER: Franti P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9118010 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature