Three Decades Of Health Care Use By The Elderly, 1965–1998

Lubitz, James; Greenberg, Linda G.; Gorina, Yelena; Wartzman, Lynne; Gibson, David

doi:10.1377/hlthaff.20.2.19

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“…Ample theoretical and empirical evidence from inhospital services confirm that proximity to death should be accounted for when exploring the impact of demographic changes on future HCE [6,[8][9][10]12,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. The impact of the population ageing on future HCE has been analysed for some types of health care services-especially in-hospital services.…”

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The impact of population ageing on future Danish drug expenditure

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The impact of population ageing on future Danish drug expenditure

et al. 2006

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“…Many of the patients receiving MV in an ICU are elderly, and the frequency of use of MV in older people has increased rapidly in the past few decades (3)(4)(5). Hospital costs and mortality rates for patients receiving MV are higher compared with those patients admitted to an ICU who do not require mechanical ventilatory support (6,7).…”

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Long-term mortality and quality of life after prolonged mechanical ventilation*

Chelluri

Im²,

Belle³

et al. 2004

Critical Care Medicine

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Mortality rate after prolonged mechanical ventilation is high. Long-term mortality rate is associated with older age and poor prehospitalization functional status. Many survivors needed assistance after discharge from the hospital, and more than half still required caregiver assistance at 1 yr. Interventions providing support for caregivers and patients may improve the functional status and quality of life of both groups and thus need to be evaluated.

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“…39 This increase in services is correlated with, although not necessarily caused by, an increase in longevity, arguably with greater functioning or quality of life at older ages but also with increased total costs per person and a greater financial burden on public programs.…”

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Trend Data On Medical Encounters: Tracking A Moving Target

Bernstein

Hing²,

Burt³

et al. 2001

Health Affairs

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ABSTRACT:The National Health Care Survey (NHCS), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, consists of separate data collection activities that can be used to track the number and content of health care encounters in the United States. Tracking even something as simple as the number of encounters, however, is complicated by the fact that the content of these encounters changes over time. Results from the NHCS indicate that the U.S. population has been receiving more drugs, more cardiac procedures, more ambulatory surgery, more therapies in nursing homes, and more home health care over time. Policymakers and researchers who examine health care trends should be wary about judging whether the number or length of encounters is positive or negative without also examining the content of these encounters. The he alt h ca re de li ve ry sy s te m has undergone tremendous changes, particularly over the past few decades. These include advances in technology that have altered the medical treatment patients receive, changing market forces including major new payment policies, new health care delivery models, and evolving population needs. All of these changes have affected the types and content of care that is provided to patients in their encounters with the health care delivery system. New and emerging technologies, including drugs, devices, procedures, and tests, have changed patterns of care and sites where care is provided. The growth of ambulatory surgery has been influenced by improvements in anesthesia and analgesia and by the development of noninvasive or minimally invasive techniques. Procedures that formerly required a few weeks of convalescence now require only a few days.

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Three Decades Of Health Care Use By The Elderly, 1965–1998

Cited by 60 publications

References 13 publications

The impact of population ageing on future Danish drug expenditure

The impact of population ageing on future Danish drug expenditure

Long-term mortality and quality of life after prolonged mechanical ventilation*

Trend Data On Medical Encounters: Tracking A Moving Target

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