Medication, diagnostic, and cost information as predictors of high-risk patients in need of care management

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-48

  Forrest, Christopher B ^a   Lemke, Klaus W ^b   Bodycombe, David P ^b   Weiner, Jonathan P ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849084633     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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