Changes in cesarean section rate before and after the end of the Korean Value Incentive Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Korean government implemented a value incentive program providing incentives to providers based on C-section rates, with the rates being publicized. The program ended in 2014 after the administration decided that the effects of the incentive program were limited. In this report, we analyzed changes in C-section rates with the value incentive program.

Methods

The analysis used claim data from Korea's National Health Insurance. The study period (2011-2016) was divided into two phases: before and after the program. This study included 95 providers that were tertiary or general hospitals having more than 200 deliveries per year during the study period. The dependent variable was the risk-adjusted C-section rate. Independent variables included time and hospital cha

SUBMITTER: Park Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9388010 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature