Medis Groups Data Bases

Lisa I. Iezzoni; ELIZABETH K. HOTCHKIN; Arlene S. Ash; Michael Shwartz; Yevgenia D. Mackiernan

doi:10.1097/00005650-199303000-00009

March 1, 1993Medical Care

Medis Groups Data Bases

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To examine the structure, clinical data elements, and analytical applications of the MedisGroups database systems in health services evaluation.
Review of MedisGroups database architecture and clinical data abstraction methods.
Evaluation of clinical severity grading categories and their use in hospital quality assessment.
MedisGroups systems capture key admission and discharge clinical indicators to objectively categorize patient severity levels.
Database structures enable risk-adjusted comparisons of hospital performance, patient outcomes, and clinical resource utilization.

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Methodological overview describes MedisGroups clinical severity databases across inpatient settings, highlighting their application in risk adjustment.

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IEZZONI, LISA I. MD, MSC; HOTCHKIN, ELIZABETH K. BA; ASH, ARLENE S. PHD; SHWARTZ, MICHAEL PHD; MACKIERNAN, YEVGENIA BA Author Information

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