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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
This paper demonstrates a tool for substantially improved monitoring of the validity of health insurance claims. Using a Bayesian regression model, we predict the probability of a non-acceptable claim (NAC) for each claim record and the expected number of NACs for any set of claims. When applied to a large set of hospital discharge claims, the tool shows a substantial improvement in the ability to estimate the actual number of NACs in the set. The tool permits ongoing monitoring of claims, more precise control, and a substantial reduction in audit cost in claims administration. It is conceptually applicable to other ongoing quality control systems, where inexpensively obtained information can be used to predict events that are costly to measure directly.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0046-9580
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Bayes Theorem, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Diagnosis-Related Groups, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Efficiency, Organizational, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Health Services Misuse, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Health Services Research, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Hospitalization, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Insurance Claim Review, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Management Audit, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Michigan, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Models, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10711320-Utilization Review
pubmed:articleTitle
A management tool for controlling the rate of non-acceptable inpatient hospital claims.
pubmed:affiliation
Risk Management and Insurance Department, School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't