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Comparison of the Properties of Regression and Categorical Risk-Adjustment Models

Clinical risk-adjustment, the ability to standardize the comparison of individuals with different health needs, is based upon 2 main alternative approaches: regression models and clinical categorical models. In this article, we examine the impact of the differences in the way these models are constr...

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Autores principales: Fuller, Richard L., Averill, Richard F., Muldoon, John H., Hughes, John S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4870962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26945302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0000000000000135
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Sumario:Clinical risk-adjustment, the ability to standardize the comparison of individuals with different health needs, is based upon 2 main alternative approaches: regression models and clinical categorical models. In this article, we examine the impact of the differences in the way these models are constructed on end user applications.