A Bayesian approach for estimating age-adjusted rates for low-prevalence diseases over space and time.
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DOI: 10.1002/sim.8948
Abstract: Age-adjusted rates are frequently used by epidemiologists to compare disease incidence and mortality across populations. In small geographic regions, age-adjusted rates computed directly from the data are subject to considerable variability and are generally unreliable.… read more here.
Keywords: prevalence diseases; age adjusted; low prevalence; age ... See more keywords
Medicaid Nursing Home Policies and Risk-Adjusted Rates of Emergency Department Visits: Does Rural Location Matter?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.04.027
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Medicaid nursing home (NH) reimbursement rates and bed-hold policies have been shown to be associated with hospitalization of urban NH residents, but their relationships with emergency department (ED) visits, especially in rural NHs, remain… read more here.
Keywords: nursing home; medicaid nursing; department visits; emergency department ... See more keywords