High-Cost Users of Prescription Drugs: National Health Insurance Data from South Korea.

Dahye ParkHyeYeong LeeDong Sook Kim

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)

Age and multiple chronic conditions were strongly associated with HCUs, and it seems necessary to reduce drug prescriptions in patients without complex comorbidities. Several measures should target those without multiple chronic conditions who are nonetheless HCUs.

Keyphrases

health insurance
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
drug induced
affordable care act
prognostic factors
quality improvement
machine learning
data analysis