Survival analysis using Medicare data: example and methods.
Health Serv Res
; 35(5 Pt 3): 86-101, 2000 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe key methods and issues in conducting survival analyses, especially using Medicare (and other) administrative data. PRINCIPALFINDINGS:
Survival analyses are rich , informative, and underutilized methods for examining out comes whose timing is important . Medicare files contain the necessary information for conducting such analyses, including identification of cohorts, definition of events, censoring of observations, and adjustment for covariates.CONCLUSION:
Survival analyses can readily be conducted using the information contained in administrative data files.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Análisis de Supervivencia
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Mortalidad
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Medicare
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Evaluación de Resultado en la Atención de Salud
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Investigación sobre Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Serv Res
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article