Using self-reported data to predict expenditures for the health care of older people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 609-614

  Pacala, James T ^a   Boult, Chad ^b   Urdangarin, Cristina ^c   McCaffrey, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Medicare expenditures; PIP DCG method

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MODEL; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MINNESOTA; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0037732743     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2003.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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