Open AccessGeographic Variation in Diagnosis Frequency and Risk of Death Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Author(s) -
H. Gilbert Welch
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2011.307
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , case fatality rate , coronary artery disease , heart failure , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , referral , risk factor , mortality rate , emergency medicine , demography , epidemiology , family medicine , sociology , endocrinology
Because diagnosis is typically thought of as purely a patient attribute, it is considered a critical factor in risk-adjustment policies designed to reward efficient and high-quality care.
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