Using medical billing data to evaluate chronically ill children over time

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-290

  Neff, John M ^a,b   Sharp, Virginia L ^a   Popalisky, Jean ^a   Fitzgibbon, Tracy ^c  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^c Regence BlueShield   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Care coordination; Care management; Children; Chronic conditions; Clinical Risk Groups (CRGs); Condition stability; Medical home; Special healthcare needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33748885061     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200610000-00004     Document Type: Article

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