Case mix adjustment in nursing systems research: the case of resident outcomes in nursing homes.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

Case mix indicates, for a resident population, the degree of risk for developing favorable or unfavorable outcomes. In a study of 164 nursing homes, we explored two methods for combining resident assessment data into a case mix index (CMI). We compared a facility-level, composite CMI to a prevalence-based CMI comprised of 22 separate resident characteristics for their adequacy in explaining resident outcomes. The prevalence-based CMI consistently explained more variance in outcomes than the facility level, composite CMI. This study indicates a reasonable method for using administrative databases containing resident assessment data to adjust for the influence of case mix on nursing home resident outcomes.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Anderson, RA; Su, HF; Hsieh, PC; Allred, CA; Owensby, S; Joiner-Rogers, G

Published Date

  • August 1999

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 22 / 4

Start / End Page

  • 271 - 283

PubMed ID

  • 10435545

Pubmed Central ID

  • PMC1993889

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1098-240X

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0160-6891

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199908)22:4<271::aid-nur2>3.0.co;2-6

Language

  • eng