Change in health status and mortality as indicators of outcomes: Comparison between the Medicare Advantage Program and the Veterans Health Administration

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1179-1191

  Selim, Alfredo J ^a,b   Kazis, Lewis E ^a,c   Rogers, William ^a,d   Qian, Shirley X ^a   Rothendler, James A ^a,c   Spiro III, Avron ^a,c,e   Ren, Xinhua S ^a,c   Miller, Donald ^a,c   Selim, Bernardo J ^b   Fincke, Benjamin G ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health care system comparison; Health status; Mortality; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VETERAN; VITAL STATISTICS;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 34548381197     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-007-9216-2     Document Type: Article

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