Can Italian healthcare administrative databases be used to compare regions with respect to compliance with standards of care for chronic diseases?

Can Italian healthcare administrative databases be used to compare regions with respect to compliance with standards of care for chronic diseases?

BACKGROUND: Italy has a population of 60 million and a universal coverage single-payer healthcare system, which mandates collection of healthcare administrative data in a uniform fashion throughout the country. On the other hand, organization of the health system takes place at the regional level, a...

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Main Authors: Rosa Gini, Martijn J Schuemie, Paolo Francesconi, Francesco Lapi, Iacopo Cricelli, Alessandro Pasqua, Pietro Gallina, Daniele Donato, Salvatore Brugaletta, Andrea Donatini, Alessandro Marini, Claudio Cricelli, Gianfranco Damiani, Mariadonata Bellentani, Johan van der Lei, Miriam C J M Sturkenboom, Niek S Klazinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4015953?pdf=render

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