Research on Diabetes Mellitus Reported by Researchers at University Indonesia (Systematic Review: Quality and Cost Control of The Back-Referral Program National Health Insurance in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Type 2): Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions – Diabetes Mellitus

2024 FEB 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in diabetes mellitus. According to news originating from the University Indonesia by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Studies show that there are still deficiencies in the level of quality control and the cost of the referral programme in pharmacies, first-level health facilities, advanced referral health facilities, and the Social Security Administration of Health itself.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from University Indonesia: “This situation will affect services provided to patients through the referral program. This study was conducted to determine the factors that influence quality control and the cost of the back referral programme (DRR). Literature review studies were conducted on 11 national journals and six international journals, which were uploaded online in the 2016-2021 period. The keywords used are quality control and the cost of the BPJS-K (social security agency of health) Back Referral Program (PRB), which are man (human resources), material-machine (facilities and infrastructure), method (method), market (environment), money (financial), and time. (time). Patients with chronic diseases, in particular those who have diabetes mellitus, take up time that affects BPJS Health’s quality assurance and referral programme expenditures.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Due to closer proximity and quicker service, PRB allows JKN participants to travel less and wait less. A programme called PRB has the ability to offer BPJS Health participants a wide range of advantages as well as chances for BPJS Health to deliver efficient and effective healthcare.”

For more information on this research see: Systematic Review: Quality and Cost Control of The Back-Referral Program National Health Insurance in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Type 2. E3S Web of Conferences, 2023,448():05007. (E3S Web of Conferences - http://www.e3s-conferences.org/). The publisher for E3S Web of Conferences is EDP Sciences.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202344805007.

Our news editors report that more information may be obtained by contacting Permatasari Putri, Doctoral Program in Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia. Additional authors for this research include Nadjib Mardiati.

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