Early identification of depressed individuals at high risk for treatment resistance could be helpful in selecting optimal setting and intensity of care.
The other is "upcoding," in which hospitals may exaggerate the intensity of care provided or the severity of a patient's condition to justify higher billings.
The claims data will include the price, volume and intensity of care being delivered to people with private coverage from one of the four insurers.
It's tempting to conclude that there are simply regions where the intensity of care of all types is higher — that some regions invest in all of the latest shiny technologies, while others don't.
"We agree that the alleged practices described in your letter, such as so-called 'cloning' of medical records and 'upcoding' of the intensity of care, should not be tolerated," he wrote in a letter.
Multivariate analyses suggest that those who were providing the highest intensity of care at 2001 were most likely to also be providing care at 2011 with an ascending likelihood for the medium and low intensity groups.
The intensity of care and outcomes of these patients were prospectively tracked for more than 90 days.
The need for the adaptation of textile products increases with the intensity of care required by the elderly.
Csq: inadequate intensity of care regarding severity, overuse of ICU beds, lack of palliative care, harm for other potential patients.
In the latter group of patients, the proportion of organ support was higher corresponding to a greater intensity of care.
Most prognostic studies focus solely on good outcomes but do not factor in the intensity of care needed to achieve the outcome.
