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