The impact of PCCM on healthcare among asthma or Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or Asthma-COPD overlap patients - PCCM-IMPACTS

Inclusion Criteria

• Of note, the following criteria will be applied separately to the pre-PCCM period and post-PCCM period.
• -Asthma:
• • Patients were age 18 years and older.
• • Patients had Asthma diagnosis record according to the International Classification of Disease 10th edition (ICD-10) codes J45,J45.x, J46, J46.x.
• -COPD:
• • Patients were age 18 years and older.
• • Patients had COPD diagnosis record according to the International Classification of Disease 10th edition (ICD-10) codesJ44 and J44.x (including the other clinical diagnostic records for COPD diagnosis codes: the other clinical diagnostic records will be defined as chronic bronchitis or emphysema or chronic wheeze bronchitis+ at least one of the following prescribed medicine which will be defined as ICS, LABA, LAMA, ICS/LABA, LABA/LAMA, ICS/LABA/LAMA, theophylline (sustained) , systemic glucocorticoids (IV/Oral), SAMA, SABA, SABA/SAMA).
• -ACO:
• • Patients were age 18 years and older.
• • Patients had both COPD and Asthma diagnosis in a single record or within one year according to the International Classification of Disease 10th edition (ICD-10) codes J44, J44.x, J45,J45.x, J46 and J46.x.