Further developments will focus on testing the sensitivity of the method to changes in its components (e.g., shape of membership functions of indicators, type of aggregation operations) and variations of indicator values, comparing F-BEM with other evaluation methods (e.g., Multi-Objective Analysis) and testing the method on other case studies.
The quality of data was found to be variable across the eight indicators (type of visits) assessed (Table 5).
Variables at the individual level included demographic characteristics (sex, age, and employment); morbidity indicators (type of healthcare problem and perceived severity of the health problem); and healthcare access indicators (social security insurance and SP).
After adjustment for the other variables in the model, no statistically significant differences were observed for census- based socioeconomic indicators, type of insurance, whether the cancer was screen detected, or comorbidity score.
This indicator type was associated with <1% of surgeries in the other three claims systems.
The indicator for type of unit allows the intervention units to start off at higher or lower levels than comparison units.
The coding system used for the data categorization consisted of six indicators: 1) type of website; 2) characteristics; 3) accountability; 4) interactivity; 5) aesthetics; and 6) content.
SSI indicator rates are further stratified by insurer type and type of indicator, e.g. inpatient indicator versus outpatient indicator.
One of the most common errors data analysts make when looking at indicators is confusing the "type" of indicators they are working with.
Remember, of course, that these job vacancy figures are also just averages – they don't give us an indicator of what type of jobs are on offer.
Another indicator is the type of stakeholders.
