Assessing markers from ambulatory laboratory tests for predicting high-risk patients.
CONCLUSIONS: The addition of laboratory risk markers can significantly improve the identification of high-risk patients using models that include age, gender, and a limited number of morbidities; however, models that use comprehensive risk measures may be only marginally improved.
PMID: 29939509 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - Category: Health Management Authors: Lemke KW, Gudzune KA, Kharrazi H, Weiner JP Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research
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