Screening for high utilizing somatizing patients using a prediction rule derived from the management information system of an HMO: A preliminary study

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 968-978

  Smith, Robert C ^a,c   Gardiner, Joseph C ^a   Armatti, Stacey ^a   Johnson, Monica ^a   Lyles, Judith S ^a   Given, Charles W ^a   Lein, Catherine ^b   Given, Barbara ^b   Goddeeris, John ^b   Korban, Elie ^a   Haddad, Robert ^a   Kanj, Mohammed ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c B312 Clinical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

HMO; Hypothesis testing; Management information system; Prediction rule; Screening; Somatization; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OFFICE VISITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 18044402126     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200109000-00007     Document Type: Article

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