Retrospective secondary data analysis to identify high-cost users in inpatient department of hospitals in Thailand, a middle-income country with universal healthcare coverage

Objectives The study aims to identify high-cost users (HCUs) in the inpatient departments of hospitals in Thailand including their common characteristics, patterns of healthcare utilisation and expenditure compared with low-cost users, and to explore potential factors associated with HCUs so the hea...

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Main Authors: Yot Teerawattananon, Yi Wang, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Waranya Rattanavipapong, Nitichen Kittiratchakool, Rukmanee Butchon, Jadej Thammatacharee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e047330.full