Quality measures and sociodemographic risk factors: to adjust or not to adjust

JAMA. 2014 Dec;312(24):2615-6. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.15372.

Authors

Kevin Fiscella¹, Helen R Burstin², David R Nerenz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York2Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
² National Quality Forum, Washington, DC.
³ Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan.

PMID: 25536249
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.15372

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Accountable Care Organizations
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
Health Policy*
Humans
Patient Outcome Assessment
Quality Indicators, Health Care*
Reimbursement, Incentive*
Risk Adjustment*
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors*
United States