2002
Development of an Episode of Illness Classification for Population Management Using Pharmacy Data
Goldfield N, Eisenhandler J, Gay J, McCullough E, Bao M, Neff J, Muldoon J, Hughes J, Mills R. Development of an Episode of Illness Classification for Population Management Using Pharmacy Data. Population Health Management 2002, 5: 175-183. DOI: 10.1089/109350702760301466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIllness Classification SystemEpisodes of illnessPharmaceutical dataCombination of medicationsPopulation of patientsDuration of treatmentAggressive case managementCase-mix systemIndividual medicationsClaims databasePharmacy dataIllness classificationCase managementClassification systemDiseaseSpecific diseasesMedicationsEpisodesIllnessParticular diseasePatientsOutpatientsInpatientsEnrolleesSeverity
1999
The Prospective Risk Adjustment System
Goldfield N, Averill R, Eisenhandler J, Hughes J, Muldoon J, Steinbeck B, Bagadia F. The Prospective Risk Adjustment System. Journal Of Ambulatory Care Management 1999, 22: 41-52. PMID: 10387584, DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199904000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of mortalityEpisodes of illnessEpisode of careHealth care costsHealth care servicesPatient characteristicsFuture health care costsClinical episodesMedical historyDuration of serviceCare costsCare servicesClassification systemProvider profilingRisk adjustment systemSpecific diseasesEpisodesRisk adjustersIllnessMortalityDiseaseSeverityCare