Hospital Charges and Continuity of Care for Outpatients with Hypertension in South Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study from 2002 to 2013

摘要

BackgroundContinuity of care (COC) has received attention over the past decade. COC has also become increasingly important for hospital managers and policy makers because of competitive health care market conditions. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between hospital charges and patients' continuity of care-assessed by three indices of continuity of care—among outpatients with hypertension in South Korea.