Risk Adjustment for Measuring Healthcare Outcomes

Author:
Edition: 3rd
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 156793207X

Risk Adjustment for Measuring Healthcare Outcomes, Third Edition

Scheduled to publish in August, Risk Adjustment for Measuring Healthcare Outcomes, Third Edition, by Lisa Iezzoni, examines how risk adjustment controls for the intrinsic health risks that patients bring to their healthcare encounters.
by Lisa Iezzoni - Health Administration Press (2013) - Hardback - ISBN 1567934374 9781567934373
For determining costs or comparing clinical outcomes, it thus levels the playing field, ensuring that "apples are compared to apples, not to oranges." This new edition is your comprehensive guide to risk adjustment for comparing outcomes of care across different patients, treatments, providers, health plans, or populations. It covers everything from developing risk adjusters to determining data sources to tackling issues related to special populations. A handy reference, it also includes a glossary of common acronyms,