Predicting costs with diabetes complications severity index in claims data

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 213-219

  Chang, Hsien Yen ^a   Weiner, Jonathan P ^a   Richards, Thomas M ^a   Bleich, Sara N ^a   Segal, Jodi B ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS SEVERITY INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL FEE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860724038     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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