"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Adjustment" by people in Profiles.
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Predictors of Warfarin Time in Therapeutic Range after Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device. Pharmacotherapy. 2019 10; 39(10):1030-1035.
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Incidence, determinants and impact of acute kidney injury in patients with diabetes mellitus and multivessel disease undergoing coronary revascularization: Results from the FREEDOM trial. Int J Cardiol. 2019 10 15; 293:197-202.
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Elective Induction of Labor: What is the Impact? Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2017 Dec; 44(4):601-614.
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Ticagrelor with aspirin or alone in high-risk patients after coronary intervention: Rationale and design of the TWILIGHT study. Am Heart J. 2016 Dec; 182:125-134.
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Tigecycline-induced acute pancreatitis in a cystic fibrosis patient: A case report and literature review. J Cyst Fibros. 2016 Jan; 15(1):e9-11.
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Induction of Labor and Cesarean: What is the True Relationship? Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun; 58(2):269-81.
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Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy with morcellation: should it stay or should it go? J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2015 Feb; 22(2):185-92.
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Use of Medicare claims to identify US hospitals with a high rate of surgical site infection after hip arthroplasty. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jan; 34(1):31-9.