Validation of a method for identifying nursing home admissions using administrative claims

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Zuckerman, Ilene H ^a   Sato, Masayo ^a   Hsu, Van Doren ^a   Hernandez, Jose J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTINGENCY TABLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; INSURANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849138640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-202     Document Type: Article

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