OBJECTIVE: To analyze the utilization of hospital services for cancer care by location, sex, age group and care institution in Mexico from 2004-2013. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Time series study from 2004-2013, based on administrative records of hospital discharges for cancer in the health sector, including the private sector. RESULTS: The utilization rate increased significantly from 290 to 360 per 100 000 inhabitants. A total of 62% of hospital discharges related to malignant tumors were concentrated in eight types of cancer. Leukemia, breast and colorectal cancers almost doubled in the period. While lung cancer showed a decline among men, it increased among women. A total of 63.1% of cancer patients were women, and 81% of cases occurred in the public sector. From 2011, the Ministry of Health was the main provider of hospital services for cancer care. CONCLUSIONS: Increases in utilization were mainly found in the Ministry of Health, quite possibly as a result of the implementation of universal insurance.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the utilization of hospital services for cancer care by location, sex, age group and care institution in Mexico from 2004-2013. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Time series study from 2004-2013, based on administrative records of hospital discharges for cancer in the health sector, including the private sector. RESULTS: The utilization rate increased significantly from 290 to 360 per 100 000 inhabitants. A total of 62% of hospital discharges related to malignant tumors were concentrated in eight types of cancer. Leukemia, breast and colorectal cancers almost doubled in the period. While lung cancer showed a decline among men, it increased among women. A total of 63.1% of cancerpatients were women, and 81% of cases occurred in the public sector. From 2011, the Ministry of Health was the main provider of hospital services for cancer care. CONCLUSIONS: Increases in utilization were mainly found in the Ministry of Health, quite possibly as a result of the implementation of universal insurance.
Authors: Svetlana V Doubova; Ingrid Patricia Martinez-Vega; Marcos Gutiérrez-De-la-Barrera; Claudia Infante-Castañeda; Carlos E Aranda-Flores; Adriana Monroy; Laura Gómez-Laguna; Felicia Marie Knaul; Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2020-03-16 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Daniela Moye-Holz; Margaret Ewen; Anahi Dreser; Sergio Bautista-Arredondo; Rene Soria-Saucedo; Jitse P van Dijk; Sijmen A Reijneveld; Hans V Hogerzeil Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2020-05-14 Impact factor: 2.655