Issue N 1, 2016

ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIABETES IN THE COST OF MEDICAL SERVICES FINANCED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES

Denis Roshchin

Most health care managers are well aware of the problem of latent flowing of undiagnosed diabetes which greatly exacerbates the diseases of various organs and systems, masked in the structure of morbidity and mortality taken into account as from various causes [3]. Planning for financing preventive events in the field of diabetes is carried out in many ways. According to the author this work will provide a formal picture of the economic losses caused by diabetes in Russian Federation which can be a breeding ground for a more long-term research for several years including the correlation with the volume of planned activities on prevention. Goals of this study are to analyze the registers that provided by medical organizations within the framework of the program of ?state guarantees? (financed by insurance companies) in order to establish the presence and degree of influence of diagnosed diabetes in a patient in the cost of services provided, including in other nosology, with outpatient and inpatient treatment. A more accurate calculation of the costs of health system resources to assist persons suffering from diabetes, should be used the health managers to reassess the need for diabetes prevention programs, including in terms of their cost-effectiveness.

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