Annals of Family Medicine 1:44-51 (2003)
© 2003 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
doi: 10.1370/afm.6
Applying a Risk-Adjustment Framework to Primary Care: Can We Improve on Existing Measures?
Amy K. Rosen, PhD1,
Robert Reid, MD, PhD2,3,
Anne-Marie Broemeling, PhD2 and
Carter C. Rakovski, MA, MS4
1 Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford, Mass; Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Boston, Mass
2 Center for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
3 Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
4 Academic Technology Center, Bentley College, Waltham, Mass

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Figure 1. Interrelationships of risk factors: relating risk to outcomes*
* Diagnosis-based measures are based on diagnoses, demographics and resource-use outcomes. Patient self-reported approaches are based on patient self-reported information (eg, health-related quality of life) and clinical outcomes.
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