Multiyear Diagnostic Information from Prior Hospitalizations as a Risk-Adjuster for Capitation Payments

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 549-561

  Lamers, Leida M ^a   Van Vliet, René C J A ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostic information; Health insurance; Risk adjusted capitation payments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPITATION FEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CAPITATION FEE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; PROBABILITY; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM;

EID: 0030161532     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199606000-00005     Document Type: Article

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