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Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Many Manitobans have a chronic disease—indeed […]

A comparative analysis of methods of health risk assessment: final report

Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University School of Public Health. Harvard University School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA, USA A key component of many recent proposals […]

Implementing risk assessment and risk adjustment for people with disabilities in state programs: six case studies

Washington, DC, USA: NRH Center for Health and Disability Research. NRH Center for Health & Disability Research, Washington, DC, USA As a group, people with […]

A comparative analysis of claims-based tools for health risk assessment

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Capitation payment systems – risk factor estimation

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Managing the gap: evaluating the impact of Medicaid managed care on service use and disparities in health care access

Baltimore, MD, USA: University of Maryland (doctoral dissertation). University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA The National Institutes of Health (NIH) define a health disparity as […]

Identifying patients with high pharmacy consumption by using the Adjusted Clinical Groups in a primary care setting

European Neuropsychopharmacology 19:S340-S341. Badalona Serveis Assistencials SA, Directorate ofPlanning, Badalona. Barcelona, Spain BACKGROUND: Prescription drug costs are rapidly increasing in most countries. The pharmaceutical expenditure […]

Plataforma de proces de dades d’atencio primaria

Barcelona, Spain: Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (masters thesis). Published in Catalan. Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain No abstract

Measuring the casemix of physician practices in primary-care reform models in Ontario, Canada

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Patients with chronic illness in the patient-centered medical home: costs, use, quality and morbidity-based variation

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Evaluation of the full service family practice incentive program and the practice support program: synthesis report for work completed to June 2013

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Kan casemix-systemer anvendes i den danske primaersektor?

Odense, Denmark: Syddansk Universitet. Published in Danish. Syddansk University, Odense, Denmark Dette arbejdspapir er udarbejdet af Forskningsenheden for Almen Praksis (FEA) og Center for Sundhedsøkonomisk […]

Copayment level and drug switching: findings for type 2 diabetes

Am J Pharm Benefits 2:412-420. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between copayment level and drug switching among […]

Does increased medication use among seniors increase risk of hospitalization and emergency department visits?

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Diagnosis and disruption: understanding guideline-consistent dementia care and patterns of transition experienced by individuals with dementia

Vancouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia (doctoral dissertation). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Introduction: Early detection and management, as outlined in dementia […]

CareOregon: transforming the role of a Medicaid health plan from payer to partner

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The knowledge of morbidity in primary care as an aid in the planning and management of the services

Semergen doi:10.1016/j.semerg.2009.12.003. Published in Spanish. Servicio Canario de la Salud, Santa Cruzde Tenerife, Spain The analysis of the morbidity and management of its knowledge is […]

Allocating funds for healthcare in Manitoba regional health authorities: a first step – population-based funding

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Managed care holds down costs, doesn’t hurt quality

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Risk adjustment lexicon

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Quality of care for Medicaid and privately insured children in a commercial insurance plan

Richmond, VA, USA: Virginia Commonwealth University (doctoral dissertation). Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA The central thesis of this study is that exposure to the […]

Risk adjustment in competitive health plan markets

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Equity in health, health care services use and health care financing in British Columbia, 1992 and 2002

Vancouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia (doctoral dissertation). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada The objectives of this thesis are to identify equity […]

Work limitations and their relationship with morbidity burden in employed persons with diabetes

Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University (doctoral dissertation). Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA BACKGROUND. Work limitations are functional limitations within the work context resulting […]

The application of Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group Case-mix System in AFMS

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Morbi-mortality and use of recourses after acute coronary syndrome in a Spanish population

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A population-based study of healthcare resource utilization by metastatic gastric cancer patients in Ontario

Kingston, ON, Canada: Queens University (masters theseis). Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the world. Non-curative, […]

Association between use of a specialized diagnostic assessment unit and the diagnostic interval in Ontario breast cancer patients

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Comorbidity and healthcare expenditure in women with osteoporosis living in the Basque Country (Spain)

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Relationship between pain and quality of life – findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care – Blekinge study

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MEDS-AD Waiver (MTM) Program final report

Prepared for Florida Medicaid. Tallahassee, FL, USA: College of Medicine, Florida State University. Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA This report summarizes the final findings […]

Change in functional outcomes during inpatient rehabilitation for patients with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

Arch Phys Med Rehabil 96:e18. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada Objective(s): To investigate determinants of change in functional outcomes during inpatient rehabilitation (IR) among […]

Performance of an ambulatory case-mix measurement in primary care in Spain: Ambulatory Care Groups (ACGs)

Eur J Public Health 9:27-35. Unitat d’Investigació Centre del Institut Catalá de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain BACKGROUND: Patient classification systems based on the defining of […]

ACG use in Veterans Administration in Taiwan: final report

Taipei, Taiwan: Veterans General Hospital Taipei. Published in Chinese. Department of Medical Affairs and Planning, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC The goal […]

Sex differences in health status, health care use and quality of care: a population-based analysis for Manitoba’s regional health authorities

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, […]

A comparison of alternative approaches to risk measurement

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ACGs: ambulatory care groupings for case-mix categorization

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CYDL Project One summary report: experiences of Albertan youth 2008/2009

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A study of population needs-based funding applied to health care and physician services in British Colulmbia

Vancouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia (masters thesis). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada The BC Ministry of Health has developed a Population […]

Evaluation of the Medicaid Value Program: health supports for consumers with chronic conditions

Hamilton, NJ, USA: Center for Health Care Strategies. Center for Health Care Strategies, Hamilton, NJ, USA The Center for Health Care Strategies’ (CHCS) Medicaid Value […]

Chapter 5: Antihypertensive adherence and drug class among Asian Pacific Americans

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Adherence with lipid-lowering, antihypertensive, and diabetes medications

Am J Pharm Benefits 3:165-171. Hawaii Medical Service Association, Honolulu, HI, USA OBJECTIVES: To investigate the combinations of medications patients were taking, the study examined […]

Adaptation of the categories Johns-Hopkins ACG Case-Mix System in primary healthcare: a longitudinal, retrospective claim database study

WebmedCentral ECONOMICS OF MEDICINE 2:WMC001657. Directorate of Planning, Badalona Serveis Assistencials SA, Badalona, Spain BACKGROUND: To determine the adaptation capacitating of categories case-mix adjustment (Adjusted […]

Comparing the costs and use of services in TRICARE Prime with employer sponsored insurance

Orlando, FL, USA: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD, USA RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The objectives are: to compare the cost […]

The trend of prevalence of multimorbidity and needs of out-patient health care services in rural and urban areas in Klaipeda region

Health Sci 23:173-178. Published in Lithuanian. The aim of the study: to evaluate multimorbidity dynamics, and needs of out-patient health care services in rural and […]

Predicting the Cost of Health Care Services

Abstract   Background: Case-mix systems and comorbidity indices aggregate clinical information about patients over time and are used to characterize need for health care services. […]

Evaluation of the Maryland Multi-Payer Patient Centered Medical Home Program

First Annual Report. Baltimore, MD, USA: Maryland Health Care Commission. IMPAQ International, Columbia, MD, USA The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), an agency of the […]

Primärvårdens ersättnings- och styrsystem i förändring: ACG – kejsarens nya kläder?

Socialmedicinsk tidskrift Socialmedicinsk tidskrift:200-215. Published in Swedish Academy of Health and Welfare, Mälardalen University, Eskilstuna, Sweden The SALAR-project ‘Care on Equal Terms’ evaluation showed that […]

Determinants of delayed discharge from acute care among patients with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

Arch Phys Med Rehabil 96:e15. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada Objective(s): To describe key demographic and acute care characteristics  of patients admitted with a […]

The use of drugs in Montrealers aged 65 years and older in 2005-2006

Montreal, QC, Canada: Montreal Health and Social Services Agency. Published in French; also have English translation. Montreal Health and Social Services Agency, Montreal, QC, Canada […]

Center for Health Program Development and Management, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Actuarial Research Corporation

A guide to implementing a health-based risk-adjusted payment system for Medicaid managed care programs. Annandale, VA, USA: Center for Health Program Development and Management, University […]

Pharmaceutical use in Manitoba: opportunities to optimize use

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The Florida MediPass program

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Assessment of Ambulatory Care Groups with comparison to existing ambulatory case-mix classification systems

Systems Research and Applications Corporation. Arlington, VA, USA: Systems Research and Applications Corporation. Systems Research and Applications Corporation, Arlington, VA, USA The Office of the […]

L’utilisation des services de sante par les Montrealais atteings de diabete, annees 2001-2002 a 2009-2010

Montreal, QC, Canada: Montreal Health and Social Services Agency. Montreal Health and Social Services Agency, Montreal, QC, Canada No abstract

Evaluation of diagnosis-based risk adjustment among specific subgroups: can existing adjusters be improved by simple modifications?

Health Serv Outcomes Res Methodology 3:57-73. Academic Technology Center, Bentley College, Waltham, MA, USA; Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Veterans Administration Medical […]

Evaluation of alternative diagnosis based risk adjustment models and morbidity trajectories for application in Taiwan

Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University (doctoral dissertation). Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA OBJECTIVE: The overall goals of […]

Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions among persons with an intellectual disability,

Manitoba, 1999-2003. Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto (doctoral dissertation). University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada This thesis examines hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions […]

Nursing home adverse events: further insight into highest risk periods

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 12:467-474. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada INTRODUCTION: Adverse events (AEs) occur frequently in nursing homes (NHs). Although […]

The feasibility of an outpatient casemix classification system based on the health insurance database in Thailand

Health Systems Research Institute and Alliances :Published in Thai. The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of an outpatient casemix classification system […]

Comparing the costs and use of services for military care in military and civilian facilities

Orlando, FL, USA: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, MD, USA RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The objective is to compare the cost […]

The association between metformin therapy and mortality following breast cancer: a population-based study

Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto (masters thesis). University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Metformin has been associated with a reduction in breast cancer incidence, […]