Claims data analysis of medical specialist utilization among nursing home residents and community-dwelling older people

• Main Authors: Maike Schulz (Author), Chrysanthi Tsiasioti (Author), Jonas Czwikla (Author), Antje Schwinger (Author), Daniel Gand (Author), Annika Schmidt (Author), Guido Schmiemann (Author), Karin Wolf-Ostermann (Author), Heinz Rothgang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Most older people, and especially those in need of long-term care, suffer from one or more chronic diseases. Consequently, older people have an increased need of medical care, including specialist care. There is little evidence as yet whether older people with greater medical car...