"Risk Adjustment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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. (from JCAHO, Lexikon, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D020379
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.871.715.800 N04.761.789.800 N05.715.360.750.625.700.690.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Risk Adjustment- Risk Adjustment
- Adjustment, Risk
- Adjustments, Risk
- Risk Adjustments
Case-Mix Adjustment- Case-Mix Adjustment
- Adjustment, Case-Mix
- Adjustments, Case-Mix
- Case Mix Adjustment
- Case-Mix Adjustments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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