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28) This paper describes the development of a methodology for the case-mix adjustment of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) data permitting the comparison of outcomes between providers on a like-for-like basis.

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PMID:24115397 DOI:10.1002/hec.2999

2015 Health economics

* Inter-provider comparison of patient-reported outcomes: developing an adjustment to account for differences in patient case mix.

- This paper describes the development of a methodology for the case-mix adjustment of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) data permitting the comparison of outcomes between providers on a like-for-like basis. Statistical models that take account of provider-specific effects form the basis of the proposed case-mix adjustment methodology. Indirect standardisation provides a transparent means of case mix adjusting the PROMs data, which are updated on a monthly basis. Recently published PROMs data for patients undergoing unilateral knee replacement are used to estimate empirical models and to demonstrate the application of the proposed case-mix adjustment methodology in practice. The results are illustrative and are used to highlight a number of theoretical and empirical issues that warrant further exploration. For example, because of differences between PROMs instruments, case-mix adjustment methodologies may require instrument-specific approaches. A number of key assumptions are made in estimating the empirical models, which could be open to challenge. The covariates of post-operative health status could be expanded, and alternative econometric methods could be employed.

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--- WordNet output for development --- =>発達, 開発, 産物, 進展 Overview of noun development The noun development has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (52) development -- (act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development") 2. (46) development, evolution -- (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer") 3. (11) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children") 4. (9) development -- (a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!") 5. (7) exploitation, development -- (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits") 6. (6) development -- (a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments") 7. (4) development -- (a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen") 8. development, developing -- (processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours") 9. development -- ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated) --- WordNet end ---