Key result
The Medicare Beneficiary Health Status Registry survey design was feasible, achieving an approximately 80% response rate and high internal reliability (0.77-0.93) for most health indexes.
Population
1,922 Medicare beneficiaries, comprising approximately equal numbers of new enrollees and current…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
30 days for repeated measurements
Authors
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Supports feasible mail-telephone surveys for Medicare health data; leaves open validation before routine registry adoption.
Observational (n=1,922)
A field test of the Medicare Beneficiary Health Status Registry demonstrated the feasibility of achieving high response rates and reliable data quality using a mail survey with telephone follow-up.
McBean et al. (1999) conducted an observational in Medicare beneficiaries (n=1,922). Medicare Beneficiary Health Status Registry (MBHSR) survey was evaluated on Response rates and data quality (internal reliability). The Medicare Beneficiary Health Status Registry survey design was feasible, achieving an approximately 80% response rate and high internal reliability (0.77-0.93) for most health indexes.
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