Mikko Nurminen
Presentation
I am a senior researcher at Kela’s Research Unit. My research areas include register-based research related to the use of healthcare services and medicines.
Expertise
- health economics
- economics
- register-based research
Ongoing research projects
- Kela’s Health Insurance Benefits and Customers by Region
- Families With Children (LAPE II)
- Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Finnish Student Health Service in 2019–2025: A Register-Based Study
Previous research projects
Publications
- Böckerman, P., Laine, L. T., Nurminen, M., & Saxell, T. (forthcoming 2025). Information Integration, Coordination Failures, and Quality of Prescribing. Journal of Human Resources. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0921-11910R2
- Nurminen, M., & Blomgren, J. (2023). Oulussa asuvien peruskoululaisten avoterveydenhuollon hoitaja- ja lääkäripalveluiden käyttö: havaintotutkimus. Yleislääkäri, 38(8): 17–21.
- Nurminen, M., & Rättö, H. (2023). Impact of diabetes diagnosis on dental care utilization: evidence from Finland. Health Economics Review, 13: 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13561-023-00440-z
- Nurminen, M. (2022). Association of mental health and behavioral disorders with health care and service utilization in children before and after diagnosis. PLOS ONE, 17(11): e0278198. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278198
- Rättö, H., Nurminen, M., & Kari, H. (2022). Valtaosa työikäisten lääkkeistä määrätään julkisella sektorilla. Yleislääkäri, 37(4): 17-22.
- Nurminen, M., & Blomgren, J. (2021). Associations of Medical Visits with Dentist Visits: A Register-Linkage Study of a Working-Age Population in Finland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24):13337. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413337
- Nurminen, M., Blomgren, J., & Hennamari, M. (2021). Socioeconomic differences in utilization of public and private dental care in Finland: Register-based evidence on a population aged 25 and over. PLOS ONE, 16(8): e0255126. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255126
- Nurminen Mikko, Blomgren Jenni (2021): Associations of Medical Visits with Dentist Visits: A Register-Linkage Study of a Working-Age Population in Finland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021;18(24):13337. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182413337
- Nurminen Mikko, Blomgren Jenni, Mikkola Hennamari (2021): Socioeconomic differences in utilization of public and private dental care in Finland: Register-based evidence on a population aged 25 and over. PLOS ONE 2021;16(8):e0255126. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255126
Publications and research projects
Prescribing Patterns Before the Initiation of Novel Antidiabetic Medicines in Public, Occupational, and Private Healthcare: A Register Study Reflecting the Guidelines of Care in Type 2 Diabetes
We compared the preceding prescribing patterns of patients who initiated a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor or a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue in public, occupational, and private healthcare.
Information Technology, Improved Access, and Use of Prescription Drugs
We estimate the effects of health information technology designed to improve access to medication while limiting overuse through easier prescription renewal and improved information provision.
Continuity of care in private medical and dental services
The continuity of patient-doctor relationships in private medical and dental services is investigated using Kela's medical care reimbursement register.
Physiotherapy market development, concentration and acquisitions (Kilpa 3)
The project will examine the evolution and concentration of the physiotherapy market, and providers’ learning in successive acquisitions.
Impact of Diabetes Diagnosis on Dental Care Utilization: Evidence From Finland
The impact of receiving an initial type 2 diabetes diagnosis on dental care utilization.
Information Integration, Coordination Failures, and Quality of Prescribing
Information integration can improve the coordination of physicians’ interdependent decisions.
Association of Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders With Health Care and Service Utilization in Children Before and After Diagnosis
Mental health is one of the most important contributors to the global burden of disease in children and adolescents.
Use and Costs of Social and Health Services and Social Security Benefits in Oulu, 2013–2018
Hankkeessa selvitetään etuuksien ja palveluiden käyttöä koko Oulun väestön kattavalla yksilötason rekisteriaineistolla. Sen pohjalta tuotetaan tutkimustietoa sosiaaliturvan rahaetuuksien sekä terveys-, sosiaali- ja työvoimapalveluiden rinnakkaiskäytöstä ja palvelupoluista eri väestöryhmissä.
Associations of Medical Visits With Dentist Visits: A Register-Linkage Study of a Working-Age Population in Finland
The results of the study support the idea of integrated medical and dental care.
Socioeconomic Differences in Utilization of Public and Private Dental Care in Finland: Register-Based Evidence on a Population Aged 25 and Over
This study examines visits and absence of visits to public and private dentists in the years 2017–2018 by education, occupational class and income.
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