utilization of the health care system by physicians
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Cases: all SHI-insured persons residing in the territory of the Thuringian Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVT) who participated in outpatient care as an SHI-accredited
Sponsors
Zentralinstitut für die kassenärztliche Versorgung in Deutschland
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Cases are defined as all SHI-insured persons residing in the territory of the Thuringian Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVT) who participated in outpatient care as an SHI-accredited physician in 2019 and who had at least one contact with a physician or therapist billing via the KV system in 2019. - Controls are defined as all SHI-insured persons with their place of residence in the KVT territory who had at least one contact with a physician or therapist billing via the KV system in 2019. - 10 controls are assigned to each case.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison between physicians with statutory health insurance and the general population with statutory health insurance concerning the utilization of general practitioners and specialists | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of utilization between physicians with statutory health insurance and the general population with statutory health insurance concerning the number of selected outpatient services and the amount of pharmaceutical prescriptions | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAntje Freytag
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin
Outcome results
None listed