Which health conditions report the most spending on medical imaging? Evidence for Colombia.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol
; 53(5): 567-569, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38714393
ABSTRACT
Medical imaging is essential for the proper diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. The literature has found that medical imaging generally accounts for a significant percentage of total healthcare spending. We analyzed a national database between 2013 and 2021, with more than 19 million patients on average, to review which health conditions account for the highest spending on medical imaging in the Colombian health system. We segmented the analysis by type of medical imaging, life cycles, health condition and sex. Our findings indicate that cardiac and mental illnesses account for the highest per capita spending on medical imaging, especially for the elderly. As a proportion of total expenditure, hypertension and tuberculosis are added, with special emphasis on the infancy-childhood life cycle.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Health Expenditures
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Colombia
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States