FINGER (Forming and Identifying New Groups of Expected Risks): developing and validating a new predictive model to identify patients with high healthcare cost and at risk of admission

Predictive statistical models used in population stratification programmes are complex and usually difficult to interpret for primary care professionals. We designed FINGER (Forming and Identifying New Groups of Expected Risks), a new model based on clinical criteria, easy to understand and implemen...

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Autores: Orueta, Juan F, García Álvarez, Arturo, Aurrekoetxea, Juan J, García Goñi, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/13179
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13179
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:364.69
Predictive model
Healthcare costs
Patients
Public health
assessment of healthcare needs
multiple chronic conditions
patient care management
primary health care
risk assessment
target population
Atención primaria y medicina de familia
Salud pública (Medicina)
Econometría (Economía)
Economía pública
Finanzas
3212 Salud Pública
5302 Econometría
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Sumario:Predictive statistical models used in population stratification programmes are complex and usually difficult to interpret for primary care professionals. We designed FINGER (Forming and Identifying New Groups of Expected Risks), a new model based on clinical criteria, easy to understand and implement by physicians. Our aim was to assess the ability of FINGER to predict costs and correctly identify patients with high resource use in the following year.