Overutilization of ambulatory medical care in the elderly German population? – An empirical study based on national insurance claims data and a review of foreign studies

BACKGROUND: By definition, high utilizers receive a large proportion of medical services and produce relatively high costs. The authors report the results of a study on the utilization of ambulatory medical care by the elderly population in Germany in comparison to other OECD countries. Evidence poi...

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Autores principales: van den Bussche, Hendrik, Kaduszkiewicz, Hanna, Schäfer, Ingmar, Koller, Daniela, Hansen, Heike, Scherer, Martin, Schön, Gerhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27074709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1357-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831189/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27074709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1357-y

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