Claims data analysis of medical specialist utilization among nursing home residents and community-dwelling older people

Claims data analysis of medical specialist utilization among nursing home residents and community-dwelling older people

Abstract Background Most older people, and especially those in need of long-term care, suffer from one or more chronic diseases. Consequently, older people have an increased need of medical care, including specialist care. There is little evidence as yet whether older people with greater medical car...

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Main Authors: Maike Schulz, Chrysanthi Tsiasioti, Jonas Czwikla, Antje Schwinger, Daniel Gand, Annika Schmidt, Guido Schmiemann, Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Heinz Rothgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Ambulatory long-term care
Older adults
Multimorbidity
Claims data
Health services research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05548-0

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