Validity of the HEDIS criteria to identify children with persistent asthma and sustained high utilization

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 325-330

  Fuhlbrigge, Anne L ^a   Carey, Vincent J ^a   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^b   Lozano, Paula ^c   Inui, Thomas S ^d   Weiss, Scott T ^a   Weiss, Kevin B ^e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PLAN EMPLOYER DATA AND INFORMATION SET CRITERIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS;

EID: 18444369337     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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