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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. administrative management
  3. risk analysis
  4. risk assessment
  5. risk adjustment
  1. Fields of Study
  2. medical sciences
  3. toxicology
  4. risk analysis
  5. risk assessment
  6. risk adjustment
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. medical sciences
  3. toxicology
  4. risk analysis
  5. risk assessment
  6. risk adjustment
  1. Fields of Study
  2. medical sciences
  3. toxicology
  4. risk analysis
  5. risk assessment
  6. risk adjustment
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. medical sciences
  3. toxicology
  4. risk analysis
  5. risk assessment
  6. risk adjustment
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal research
  3. toxicology
  4. risk analysis
  5. risk assessment
  6. risk adjustment

Preferred term

risk adjustment

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The use of severity-of-illness measures, such as age, to estimate the risk (measurable or predictable chance of loss, injury or death) to which a patient is subject before receiving some health care intervention. This adjustment allows comparison of performance and quality across organizations, practitioners, and communities.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2018

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • case-mix adjustment

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/323233

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