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Risk Adjustment and Public Reporting on Home Health Care
Risk adjustment is a critical tool in public reporting of quality measures. Its aim is to level the playing field so that providers serving different patients can be meaningfully compared. We used a theory and evidence-based approach to develop risk-adjustment models for the 10 publicly reported hom...
Autores principales: | , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194996/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17645157 |
Sumario: | Risk adjustment is a critical tool in public reporting of quality measures. Its aim is to level the playing field so that providers serving different patients can be meaningfully compared. We used a theory and evidence-based approach to develop risk-adjustment models for the 10 publicly reported home health quality measures and compared their performance with current models developed using a data-driven stepwise approach. Overall, the quality ratings for most agencies were similar regardless of approach. Theory and evidence-based models have the potential to simplify risk adjustment, and thereby improve provider and consumer understanding and confidence in public reporting. |
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