Text mining techniques for healthcare provider quality determination : methods for rank comparisons

"This book discusses defining a patient severity index for risk adjustments and comparison of patient outcomes to assess quality factors"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cerrito, Patricia B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hershey, PA : Medical Information Science Reference , c2010
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to ranking models
  • 2. Data visualization and data summary
  • 3. Statistical methods
  • 4. Predictive modeling versus regression
  • 5. The charlson comorbidity index
  • 6. The all patient refined diagnosis related group
  • 7. Risk adjustment based upon resource utilization
  • 8. Text mining and patient severity clusters
  • 9. Working from claims data
  • 10. Use of risk adjustment models for provider reimbursements
  • 11. How to check measures for adequacy