Medical profiling: Improving standards and risk adjustments using hierarchical models

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 291-309

  Burgess Jr , James F ^a   Christiansen, Cindy L ^c   Michalak, Sarah E ^b   Morris, Carl N ^b  

^a Management Science Group   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hierarchical models; Profiling standards; Regression to the mean; Risk adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; MANAGED CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HOSPITALS, VETERANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT READMISSION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0034074189     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(99)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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