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Risk Adjustment

Known as: Risk Adjustments, Adjustment, Risk, adjustment risk 
The use of severity-of-illness measures, such as age, to estimate the risk (measurable or predictable chance of loss, injury or death) to which a… 
National Institutes of Health

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2019
2019
Establishing risk-adjusted quality indicators in surgery using administrative data—an example from neurosurgery
BackgroundThe current draft of the German Hospital Structure Law requires remuneration to incorporate quality indicators. For… 
2017
2017
Comparison of risk adjustment methods in patients with liver disease using electronic medical record data
BackgroundRisk adjustment is essential for valid comparison of patients’ health outcomes or performances of health care providers… 
2016
2016
Do insurers respond to risk adjustment? A long-term, nationwide analysis from Switzerland
Community rating in social health insurance calls for risk adjustment in order to eliminate incentives for risk selection. Swiss… 
2015
2015
Monitoring Obstetric Anesthesia Safety across Hospitals through Multilevel Modeling
Background:The rate of anesthesia-related adverse events (ARAEs) is recommended for monitoring patient safety across hospitals… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Use of graphical statistical process control tools to monitor and improve outcomes in cardiac surgery.
Review
2009
Review
2009
Clinician Feedback on Using Episode Groupers with Medicare Claims Data
CMS is investigating techniques that might help identify costly physician practice patterns. One method presently under… 
2003
2003
Validity of the risk adjustment approach to compare outcomes.
This paper focuses on the issue of the extent to which the present mainstream risk adjustment (RA) methodology for measuring… 
2001
2001
Early identification of divergent performance in congenital cardiac surgery.
2000
2000
Risk adjusting capitation: Applications in employed and disabled populations
Risk adjustment may be a sensible strategy to reduce selection bias because it links managed care payment directly to the costs… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
The Measure and Mismeasure of Hospital Quality: Appropriate Risk-Adjustment Methods in Comparing Hospitals
Hospital quality assessment is a growth industry. Initial attention has focused on mortality rates as a measure of quality. Since… 
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