Comparative Performance of Comorbidity Indices in Predicting Health Care-Related Behaviors and Outcomes among Medicaid Enrollees with Type 2 Diabetes
Ou H, Mukherjee B, Erickson S, Piette J, Bagozzi R, Balkrishnan R. Comparative Performance of Comorbidity Indices in Predicting Health Care-Related Behaviors and Outcomes among Medicaid Enrollees with Type 2 Diabetes. Population Health Management 2012, 15: 220-229. PMID: 22731766, PMCID: PMC4346539, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2011.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic disease scoreHealth care-related behaviorsCare-related behaviorsHealth care utilizationElixhauser indexCare utilizationType 2 diabetesHealth-related quality of life comorbidity indexMedicaid enrolleesComorbidity indexPredicting health care utilizationLow-income diabetes patientsPredictors of medication adherenceHealth care characteristicsHealth-related qualityMarketScan Medicaid DatabaseExpenditure dataCare characteristicsPhysician concordanceCare standardsMedication adherenceComorbidity measuresCharlson Comorbidity IndexDiabetes severityComorbidity indicators