Joint Modelling of Survival and Emergency Medical Care Usage in Spanish Insureds Aged 65+

We study the longevity and medical resource usage of a large sample of insureds aged 65 years or older drawn from a large health insurance dataset. Yearly counts of each subject's emergency room and ambulance service use and hospital admissions are made. Occurrence of mortality is also monitore...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Piulachs Lozada-Benavente, Xavier, Alemany Leira, Ramon, Guillén, Montserrat
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/97690
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/97690
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Risc (Assegurances)
Assegurances de malaltia
Mortalitat
Avaluació de l'assistència mèdica
Risk (Insurance)
Health insurance
Mortality
Medical care evaluation
Descrição
Resumo:We study the longevity and medical resource usage of a large sample of insureds aged 65 years or older drawn from a large health insurance dataset. Yearly counts of each subject's emergency room and ambulance service use and hospital admissions are made. Occurrence of mortality is also monitored. The study aims to capture the simultaneous dependence between their demand for healthcare and survival.