The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index: Development and Validation in a National Commercial Claims Database

To build the Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index (NICI), based on variables available in claims datasets, which provides good discrimination of an individual ’s chance of receiving advanced imaging (CT, MR, PET), and thus, utility as a control variable in research.
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research