Heterogeneity of risk in a managed home health care population

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1002-1013

  Chernew, Michael E ^a,b   Weissert, William G ^a   Hirth, Richard A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Managed care; Medicare; Risk

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARIZONA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; NURSING HOMES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035458555     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200109000-00010     Document Type: Article

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