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Measuring Morbidity in Populations: Performance of the John Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG) Case-Mix Adjustment System in Manitoba

Rebecca Reid, Leonard MacWilliam, Nestor Pedro Roos, B. Bogdanovich, Chad Black

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 1999 · 35 citations · 0 references

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Public HealthPopulation Health SciencesEpidemiologic MethodsEpidemiologyPopulation HealthAnalytic EpidemiologyMorbidity AnalysisMorbidity PatternsOutcome MeasurementPopulation EvaluationPopulation Health MeasurementCase-mix AdjustmentMorbidity IndicatorsMorbidity Rate AnalysisMorbidity ReportingMorbidity TablesPopulation Morbidity ProfilesStandardized Morbidity Rates

Abstract

This study examines the performance of the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG) system in measuring the morbidity of individuals and populations in the province of Manitoba.