TY - JOUR
T1 - Utilization of hospital services for cancer care in Mexico
AU - Hernández-Ávila, Juan Eugenio
AU - Palacio-Mejía, Lina Sofía
AU - González-González, Leonel
AU - Morales-Carmona, Evangelina
AU - Espín-Arellano, Lucino Iván
AU - Fernández-Niño, Julián Alfredo
AU - Mohar-Betancourt, Alejandro
AU - Hernández-Ávila, Mauricio
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Health services
KW - Mexico
KW - Neoplasm
KW - Patient discharge
KW - Utilization
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U2 - 10.21149/spm.v58i2.7783
DO - 10.21149/spm.v58i2.7783
M3 - Article
C2 - 27557372
AN - SCOPUS:84969944941
SN - 0036-3634
VL - 58
SP - 142
EP - 152
JO - Salud Publica de Mexico
JF - Salud Publica de Mexico
IS - 2
ER -