Decomposing differences in acute myocardial infarction fatality in Italian regions
| Autor: | Anna Gigli, Silvia Francisci, Giuseppe Gesano, Pietro Folino-Gallo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Attack rate Myocardial Infarction Hospitalization rate Medicine (miscellaneous) Infarction Acute myocardial infarction Disease Health informatics Health administration Age Distribution Regional comparison Outcome Assessment Health Care Health care Case fatality rate medicine Humans Hospital Mortality Myocardial infarction Fatality rate Healthcare Disparities Sex Distribution Intensive care medicine Aged Models Statistical Geography business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Hospitalization Italy General Health Professions Female business |
| Zdroj: | Health care management science 11/2 (2008): 111–120. doi:10.1007/s10729-007-9051-6 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Francisci Silvia, Gigli Anna, Gesano Giuseppe, Folino Gallo Pietro/titolo:Decomposing differences in acute myocardial infarction fatality in the Italian regions/doi:10.1007%2Fs10729-007-9051-6/rivista:Health care management science/anno:2008/pagina_da:111/pagina_a:120/intervallo_pagine:111–120/volume:11%2F2 |
| ISSN: | 1572-9389 1386-9620 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10729-007-9051-6 |
| Popis: | The paper develops a general method for evaluating geographical differences in the outcome of acute myocardial infarction patients, by looking at the process of disease occurrence from infarction to hospitalization and possible death or recovery. The method is applied to regional data in Italy, where the long history of geographical diversities in economical, social and cultural fields is reflected in health care. Specific features of AMI, such as high fatality and fast course of the disease, make it a suitable tracer condition to investigate into the differences of regional health systems during the acute phase of hospitalization. The paper combines administrative and official statistics by region and offers a tool providing suggestions to policy-makers where further eventual investigations are needed around the care pathway and also what possible actions might be undertaken to improve the outcomes. |
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