"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,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.871.715.800 N04.761.789.800 N05.715.360.750.625.700.690.800
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| 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
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Adjustment" by people in Profiles.
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McMillan MT, Allegrini V, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Beane JD, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston M, Callery MP, Christein JD, Dickson E, Dixon E, Drebin JA, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Fisher WE, Fong ZV, Haverick E, Hollis RH, House MG, Hughes SJ, Jamieson NB, Kent TS, Kowalsky SJ, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, McElhany AL, Salem RR, Soares KC, Sprys MH, Valero V, Watkins AA, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM. Incorporation of Procedure-specific Risk Into the ACS-NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator Improves the Prediction of Morbidity and Mortality After Pancreatoduodenectomy. Ann Surg. 2017 May; 265(5):978-986.
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Healy MA, Grenda TR, Suwanabol PA, Yin H, Ghaferi AA, Birkmeyer JD, Wong SL. Colon cancer operations at high- and low-mortality hospitals. Surgery. 2016 08; 160(2):359-65.
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Grenda TR, Krell RW, Dimick JB. Reliability of hospital cost profiles in inpatient surgery. Surgery. 2016 Feb; 159(2):375-80.
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Pereira N, Buchanan TR, Wishall KM, Kim SH, Grias I, Richard SD, Della Badia CR. Electric morcellation-related reoperations after laparoscopic myomectomy and nonmyomectomy procedures. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2015 Feb; 22(2):163-76.