Risk Adjustment for Measuring Health Outcomes: An Application in VA Long term Care

An empirically derived risk adjustment model is useful in distinguishing among facilities in their quality of care. We used Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative databases to develop and validate a risk adjustment model to predict decline in functional status, an important outcome measure in long-ter...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of medical quality 2001-07, Vol.16 (4), p.118-127
Hauptverfasser:	Rosen, Amy, Wu, Jeanne, Chang, Bei-Hung, Berlowitz, Dan, Rakovski, Carter, Ash, Arlene, Moskowitz, Mark
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Diagnosis-Related Groups Evaluation Studies as Topic Frail Elderly Humans Insurance, Health Long-Term Care - standards Models, Organizational Nursing Homes - standards Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Quality of Health Care Risk Adjustment - methods United States United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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