| Title | Risk adjusting outcome measures for post-acute care |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Fries BE, Morris JN, Aliaga P, Jones R |
| Journal | American Journal of Medical Quality |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 66-72 |
| Date Published | Mar-Apr |
| Accession Number | 12710555 |
| Keywords | *Home Care Services/st [Standards], *Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data], *Risk Adjustment/mt [Methods], *Subacute Care/st [Standards], Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Cognition Disorders/nu [Nursing], Decubitus Ulcer/nu [Nursing], Health Services Research, Human, Logistic Models, Michigan, Quality Indicators, Health Care, Risk Adjustment/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data], Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
| Abstract | This article examines whether different risk adjusters are needed for home care outcome measures for post-acute care clients. Multiple risk adjusters that met clinical and policy criteria were tested using multiple logistic regression on a sample of 4403 post-acute home care clients from Michigan. Two of the 6 outcome measures had substantially different risk adjusters for the post-acute care population versus the general population. Care should be taken to select outcome measures and risk adjusters for special home care populations. |
| DOI | 10.1177/106286060301800204 |
| Link | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/106286060301800204 |
| Alternate Journal | Am J Med Qual |
