Identifying high-risk asthma with utilization data: A revised HEDIS definition

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 450-456

  Bennett, Antonia V ^a   Lozano, Paula ^b,c   Richardson, Laura P ^b,d   McCauley, Elizabeth ^b,d   Katon, Wayne J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PEDIATRIC CHRONIC DISEASE SCORE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 47749117676     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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