Prospective Identification of Patients at Risk for Unwarranted Variation in Treatment

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 44-54

  Kelley, Amy S ^a,b   Bollens Lund, Evan ^a   Covinsky, Kenneth E ^c   Skinner, Jonathan S ^d   Morrison, R Sean ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

disparities; health services research; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY RISK; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT RISK; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 85040459208     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0063     Document Type: Review

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