A population health approach to reducing observational intensity bias in health risk adjustment: Cross sectional analysis of insurance claims

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Wennberg, David E ^a   Sharp, Sandra M ^a   Bevan, Gwyn ^b   James, Jonathan S Skinner ^a,c   Gottlieb, Daniel J ^a   Wennberg, John E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898606226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g2392     Document Type: Article

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