Risk Adjustment

"Risk Adjustment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

Definition | Details | More General Concepts | Related Concepts | More Specific Concepts

The use of severity-of-illness measures, such as age, to estimate the risk (measurable or predictable chance of loss, injury or death) to which a patient is subject before receiving some health care intervention. This adjustment allows comparison of performance and quality across organizations, practitioners, and communities. (from JCAHO, Lexikon, 1994)

Descriptor ID	D020379
MeSH Number(s)	N04.452.871.715.800 N04.761.789.800 N05.715.360.750.625.700.690.800
Concept/Terms	Risk Adjustment Risk Adjustment Adjustment, Risk Adjustments, Risk Risk Adjustments Case-Mix Adjustment Case-Mix Adjustment Adjustment, Case-Mix Adjustments, Case-Mix Case Mix Adjustment Case-Mix Adjustments

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk Adjustment".

Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Risk Management [N04.452.871]
Risk Assessment [N04.452.871.715]
Risk Adjustment [N04.452.871.715.800]
Quality of Health Care [N04.761]
Quality Indicators, Health Care [N04.761.789]
Risk Adjustment [N04.761.789.800]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Probability [N05.715.360.750.625]
Risk [N05.715.360.750.625.700]
Risk Assessment [N05.715.360.750.625.700.690]
Risk Adjustment [N05.715.360.750.625.700.690.800]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Risk Adjustment".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk Adjustment".

publications

Timeline | Most Recent

This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Risk Adjustment" by people in this website by year, and whether "Risk Adjustment" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 38 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016 and 2018 and 2020

To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.

Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	1	2
2004	1	0	1
2006	0	2	2
2010	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	3	4
2015	1	2	3
2016	0	5	5
2017	2	1	3
2018	2	3	5
2020	2	3	5
2021	0	2	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Adjustment" by people in Profiles.

Sanjoy SS, Choi YH, Sparrow RT, Baron SJ, Abbott JD, Azzalini L, Holmes DR, Alraies MC, Tzemos N, Ayan D, Mamas MA, Bagur R. Sex Differences in Outcomes Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 07; 96(7):1845-1860.

View in: PubMed
Fillingham YA, Zachwieja E, Rondon AJ, Vannello C, Austin MS, Courtney PM. Risk Adjustment for Episode-of-Care Costs After Total Joint Arthroplasty: What is the Additional Cost of Individual Comorbidities and Demographics? J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Apr 15; 29(8):345-352.

View in: PubMed
LaValva SM, Baldwin K, Swarup I, Flynn JM, Pahys JM, Yaszay B, Abel MF, Bachmann K, Shah SA, Sponseller PD, Cahill PJ. Prolonged Postoperative Intubation After Spinal Fusion in Cerebral Palsy: Are There Modifiable Risk Factors and Associated Consequences? J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Sep; 40(8):431-437.

View in: PubMed
Shlofmitz E, Torguson R, Mintz GS, Zhang C, Sharp A, Hodgson JM, Shah B, Kumar G, Singh J, Inderbitzen B, Weintraub WS, Garcia-Garcia HM, Di Mario C, Waksman R. The IMPact on Revascularization Outcomes of intraVascular ultrasound-guided treatment of complex lesions and Economic impact (IMPROVE) trial: Study design and rationale. Am Heart J. 2020 10; 228:65-71.

View in: PubMed
Ullah W, Sattar Y, Ullah I, Susheela A, Mukhtar M, Alraies MC, Mamas MA, Fischman DL. Percutaneous Intervention or Bypass Graft for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Interv Cardiol. 2020; 2020:4081642.

View in: PubMed
Gupta E, Awsare B, Hirose H, Cavarocchi N, Baram M. Don't Drive Blind: Driving Pressure to Optimize Ventilator Management in ECMO. Lung. 2020 10; 198(5):785-792.

View in: PubMed
Weinstein MS, Feuerwerker S, Baxter JK. Appendicitis and Cholecystitis in Pregnancy. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2020 06; 63(2):405-415.

View in: PubMed
Tan TL, Courtney PM, Brown SA, Shohat N, Sobol K, Swanson KE, Abraham J. Risk Adjustment Is Necessary in Value-Based Payment Models for Arthroplasty for Oncology Patients. J Arthroplasty. 2019 04; 34(4):626-631.e1.

View in: PubMed
Kumar C, Salzman B, Colburn JL. Preoperative Assessment in Older Adults: A Comprehensive Approach. Am Fam Physician. 2018 08 15; 98(4):214-220.

View in: PubMed
Evans IVR, Phillips GS, Alpern ER, Angus DC, Friedrich ME, Kissoon N, Lemeshow S, Levy MM, Parker MM, Terry KM, Watson RS, Weiss SL, Zimmerman J, Seymour CW. Association Between the New York Sepsis Care Mandate and In-Hospital Mortality for Pediatric Sepsis. JAMA. 2018 07 24; 320(4):358-367.

View in: PubMed

People

Explore

Similar Concepts

Top Journals

The Thomas Jefferson University web site, its contents and programs, is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice nor is it intended to create any physician-patient relationship. Please remember that this information should not substitute for a visit or a consultation with a health care provider. The views or opinions expressed in the resources provided do not necessarily reflect those of Thomas Jefferson University, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, or the Jefferson Health System or staff.
Please read our Privacy Statement