A Pharmaceutical Dispensing–based Index of Mortality Risk From Long-term Conditions Performed as well as Hospital Record–based Indices

Conclusions: The P3 index provides an appropriate alternative to measures like the Charlson and M3 index when analysts only have access to pharmaceutical dispensing data for determining multimorbidity. The P3 index had a performance advantage over Charlson when analyzing risk for overnight hospital admissions.
Source: Medical Care - Category: Health Management Tags: Online Article: Applied Methods Source Type: research