Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an ambulatory care-sensitive condition, and effective treatment of outpatients can prevent worsening of the illness and hospitalization. Current COPD guidelines provide appropriate guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD. In fact, it has been shown that when appropriate guidance and treatment are performed, the morbidity and mortality rates of COPD patients are reduced. However, there is a gap between the clinical guidelines and the actual clinical treatment. Therefore, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) conducted an evaluation of the adequacy of COPD diagnosis and treatment using the Claims Database of HIRA. This review provides a summary of the COPD adequacy assessment results reported by the HIRA and some brief comments on the results.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 241-246 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Jul |
Keywords
- Chronic obstructive
- Health
- Insurance
- Pulmonary disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Infectious Diseases