Understanding the basic case-mix adjustment for the composite rate

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 666-671

  Wheeler, John R C ^a,b   Messana, Joseph M ^a   Turenne, Marc N ^a   Hirth, Richard A ^a   Pozniak, Alyssa S ^a   Pan, Qing ^a   Chuang, Chien Chia ^a   Slish, Kathryn ^a   Tedeschi, Philip ^a   Roys, Erik C ^a   Wolfe, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Economic impact; End stage renal disease; Kidney; Renal dialysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CASE MIX; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; DIALYSIS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645216819     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.12.037     Document Type: Article

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