M-mode Ultrasound Assessment of Diaphagmatic Excursions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Relation to Pulmonary Function Test and Mouth Pressure.

1998 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Chul Lim ◽  
Il Gweon Jang ◽  
Hyeong Kwan Park ◽  
Jun Hwa Hwang ◽  
Yu Ho Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Mouth Pressure ◽  
Function Test ◽  
Ultrasound Assessment

Relationship between emphysema extent and pulmonary function test in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Barreira Calheiros Barbosa Cabral ◽  
José Veiga ◽  
Dionísio Maia ◽  
Inês Gonçalves ◽  
Alexandra Mineiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Function Test

scholarly journals Influence of Government-driven Quality Assessment Program on Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Jung Park ◽  
Sung-Ryeol Kim ◽  
Sinae Kim ◽  
Hye Sun Lee ◽  
Bo Yeon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Assessment Program ◽  
Function Test

Abstract Background: The Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) has launched the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Quality Assessment Program (CQAP) since 2014. We aimed to reveal the influence of this national program on clinical outcomes and the burden of COPD in Korea. Methods: The CQAP is conducted annually. We used healthcare claims data linked with the results of the program provided by HIRA between May 2014 and April 2017. Patients were considered to have COPD if they visited a hospital for COPD management during the assessment term. Those who visited a medical institution for COPD and were prescribed COPD medications at least twice were assessed by the CQAP (assessed subjects, AS; not-assessed subjects, NAS). CQAP evaluated the pulmonary function test conduction rate, regular visitation rate, and prescription rates of COPD medications.Results: Among the 560,000 patients with COPD, about 140,000 were assessed by the CQAP annually. In both groups, the pulmonary function test conduction rate and inhaled bronchodilator prescription rate improved since 2014. Compared to the NAS group, the risk of admission and all-cause mortality rate in the AS group were significantly reduced by 21.2% and 40.7%, respectively. In patients who were assessed for 3 consecutive years, all of the above variables were high at baseline and did not improve much from the CQAP. In matching analysis, we observed this improvement to be limited in the COPD quality assessment year. Conclusions: The CQAP by the health insurance bureau has improved the management protocol and prognosis of COPD.

scholarly journals Influence of government-driven quality assessment program on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Jung Park ◽  
Sung-Ryeol Kim ◽  
Sinae Kim ◽  
Hye Sun Lee ◽  
Bo Yeon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Function Test ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Assessment Program ◽  
Function Test

Abstract Background The Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) has launched the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Quality Assessment Program (CQAP) since 2014. We aimed to reveal the influence of this national program on clinical outcomes and the burden of COPD in Korea. Methods The CQAP is conducted annually. We used healthcare claims data linked with the results of the program provided by HIRA between May 2014 and April 2017. Patients were considered to have COPD if they visited a hospital for COPD management during the assessment term. Those who visited a medical institution for COPD and were prescribed COPD medications at least twice were assessed by the CQAP (assessed subjects, AS; not-assessed subjects, NAS). CQAP evaluated the pulmonary function test conduction rate, regular visitation rate, and prescription rates of COPD medications. Results Among the 560,000 patients with COPD, about 140,000 were assessed by the CQAP annually. In both groups, the pulmonary function test conduction rate and inhaled bronchodilator prescription rate improved since 2014. Compared to the NAS group, the risk of admission and all-cause mortality rate in the AS group were significantly reduced by 21.2% and 40.7%, respectively. In patients who were assessed for 3 consecutive years, all of the above variables were high at baseline and were not improved much from implementation of CQAP. In matching analysis, we observed this improvement to be limited in the COPD quality assessment year. Conclusions The CQAP by the health insurance bureau has improved the management protocol and prognosis of COPD.

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