Monitoring outcomes for the medicare advantage program: Methods and application of the VR-12 for evaluation of plans

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 264-277

  Kazis, Lewis E ^a,b   Selim, Alfredo J ^a,b,c   Rogers, William ^d   Qian, Shirley X ^b   Brazier, John ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

elderly; health outcomes; Medicare Advantage Program; patient reported outcomes; utility metrics (SF 6D; Veterans Health Administration; Veterans RAND 36 12 Item Health Surveys (VR 36; VR 12); VR 6D)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE PART C; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84866328894     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0b013e318267468f     Document Type: Article

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