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CONCLUSIONS: Prediction of VA total expenditures was poor because expenditure variation reflected utilization variation, but not patient severity.
The Diagnosis Cost Groups (DCG) model explained total expenditure variation (R2=7.2percentt) better than other models.
Comorbidity, risk adjustment, and functional status measures vary widely in their power to explain expenditure variation and to discriminate between diabetic patients.
The DCG measure explained the most variation in total expenditures (5.6%), and a model that included DCG and diabetes complication measures explained modestly more expenditure variation (adjusted R = 5.8%).
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Energy expenditure variations "have never been measured in such an elegant way before," says endocrinologist Eric Ravussin, director of Obesity Research at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis.
Besides examining the location of death and health expenditures, regional variations as well as health care settings at the end of life have also been used to reflect inappropriate care settings as individuals are approaching death.
The authors stated that the Caltrac overestimated energy expenditure, and the variation was possibly attributed to an interaction with each participant's fitness level.
Rio de Janeiro is hosting the 2016 Games in large part because the nation of Brazil committed to make the financial expenditures without a variation in the Olympic economic model.
The research undertaken at the University of York examined natural variation in expenditure across the NHS and natural variation in mortality outcomes to estimate these implied values.
The yearly variation in expenditure between 2003 and 2007 was related to a parallel variation in LHAs' indicators of activity concerning both hospital and primary and community care (Table 4).
Education of the head of household was used as a surrogate marker for socioeconomic status, as previous research from Hai had shown that this was a key determinant in explaining the between-household variation in expenditure (Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project Team, 2003).
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