Hip Fracture
New hip fracture research reported from Institute for Health Policy
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, June 26th, 2008
New investigation results, 'Comorbidity risk-adjustment strategies are comparable among persons with hip fracture,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. According to recent research from Lebanon, "To determine the magnitude and importance of declines in model performance associated with altering the data source and time frame from which comorbid conditions were identified in claims-based risk adjustment among persons with hip fracture. Medicare claims data were used to identify incident hip fracture cases in 1999."
"Three risk-adjustment instruments were evaluated: one by Iezzoni, the Charlson Index (Romano adaptation), and the...
Want to see the full article?
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Hospital Law Weekly
Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-06-26)
More Articles from Hospital Law Weekly
- ALM Media, Inc.
ALM Events Announces Fifth Annual Cosmeceuticals Conference - American Institute of Physics
Highlights of upcoming acoustics meeting -- June 30 to July 4 in Paris, France - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Save $1 billion and 800 lives - Human Reproduction
Reports outline human reproduction research from Uppsala University - Leukemia
W. Paul Bowman Named Department Chair of Pediatrics at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine - Leverage Information Systems
Leverage Leads Wireless Video Surveillance Solution for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's ASAP Program - More from this issue of Hospital Law Weekly
NewsRx is Social
Follow us on your favorite social network by clicking on a button below:
Top Medical Newsletters
Awards
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005
Facts & Stats
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.
- Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
- Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
- Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
- Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry
