Comorbidity Measures for Use with Administrative Data

Abstract

The comorbidities had independent effects on outcomes and probably should not be simplified as an index because they affect outcomes differently among different patient groups. The present method addresses some of the limitations of previous measures. It is based on a comprehensive approach to identifying comorbidities and separates them from the primary reason for hospitalization, resulting in an expanded set of comorbidities that easily is applied without further refinement to administrative data for a wide range of diseases.

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ComorbidityMedicineHomogeneousMEDLINEIntensive care medicinePsychiatry

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 36
Issue: 1
Pages: 8-27
Citations: 9498
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                                    Anne Elixhauser, 
                                
                                    Claudia Steiner, 
                                
                                    D.R. Harris
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Comorbidity Measures for Use with Administrative Data. 
                            Medical Care
                            , 36
                            (1)
                            , 8-27.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-199801000-00004
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199801000-00004