Using information on clinical conditions to predict high-cost patients

Health Services Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 532-552

  Fleishman, John A ^a   Cohen, Joel W ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic conditions; DCG models; Health care expenditures; Prediction models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949296349     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01080.x     Document Type: Article

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