Risk Adjustment for Measuring Healthcare Outcomes, Third Edition
Risk Adjustment for Measuring Healthcare Outcomes, Third Edition Books
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This new edition by Lisa Iezzoni examines how risk adjustment controls for the intrinsic health risks that patients result in to their healthcare encounters. For determining expenditure 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 correlated to unique populations. A handy reference, it also includes a glossary of common acronyms, and references to web sites are found throughout the text, offering additional resources.
New in this edition:
A chapter that addresses instrumental variables and propensity scores, two techniques increasingly used to address risk adjustment concerns
Expanded scope beyond hospitals to include examples from outpatient settings, with new sections on pediatrics, mental health, long term care, and care for persons with disabilities
Assessments of current trends suggesting that risk-adjusted performance in rank will become more vital in the appearance years, as calls increase for value-based purchasing
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This Third Edition is a very well-written, updated version of the ancient and has been very helpful!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is ‘the’ go-to book for all things risk adjustment. Iezzoni writes very clearly and covers a wide variety of issues in an easily-understandable format. I have used this book over and over again in my graduate studies-it has really been a fantastic adjunct to reading methods articles in health services research. Highly not compulsory for anyone wanting to learn more about the topic.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a excellent reference. I reckon because it was orignially published in 2003 it is a small tedious. Some issues are probably well-known. Some new topics haven’t been richly developed. Despite these minor weaknesses, I feel the book is comprehensive and remains a excellent reference. For a PhD student like me, reading the book is a excellent review and a refreshment. It is also excellent a wide range of audience, from practioners, first-year graduat students as well as more experienced researchers.
Rating: 3 / 5