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Modelling the disability severity score in motor insurance claims: an application to the Spanish case [PDF]

, 2015
Bodily injury claims have the greatest impact on the claim costs of motor insurance companies. The disability severity of motor claims is assessed in numerous European countries by means of score systems. In this paper a zero inflated generalized Poisson
Boucher, Jean-Philippe, Santolino, Miguel   +1 more
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Setting the optimal limit value of motor insurance coverage by stochastic optimization [PDF]

, 2018
In this paper, we provide an alternative to a passive approach to the selection of insurance products or policy con-ditions. Specifically, we propose a method to make a decision about the optimal limit value for motor insurance coverage.
Hanelová, Lucie, Valecký, Jiří
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Accuracy of Diagnostic Codes and Algorithms Used to Identify Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Administrative Claims and Electronic Health Records: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This systematic review aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of algorithms used to identify rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis in electronic health records. Methods We searched Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials databases and included studies that validated case definitions against a ...
Constanza Saka‐Herrán, Jessica Bennett, Yara Alkabti, Muhammad Fatir, Barbara Clyne, Caroline McCarthy, Gráinne Tynan, Nikki Dunne, Michelle Flood, Eoghan McCarthy, Frank Moriarty   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inferring disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis using predictive modeling in administrative claims databases.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundConfounding by disease severity is an issue in pharmacoepidemiology studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), due to channeling of sicker patients to certain therapies.
Urmila Chandran, Jenna Reps, Paul E Stang, Patrick B Ryan   +3 more
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Assessing asthma severity based on claims data: a systematic review [PDF]

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2016
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in Germany. Substantial economic evaluation of asthma cost requires knowledge of asthma severity, which is in general not part of claims data. Algorithms need to be defined to use this data source.The aim of this study was to systematically review the international literature to identify algorithms for ...
Jacob, Christian, Haas, Jennifer S., Bechtel, Benno, Kardos, Peter, Braun, Sebastian   +4 more
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Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Australia, 2010–2022: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked National Administrative Health Data

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition, with widely varying global prevalence estimates. Frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the US or UK at 19‐39 per 100,000 as opposed to 65‐97 per 100,000.
Lucinda Roper, Rachel Black, Joanna Tieu, Winnie Chen, Matthew Parker, Catherine Hill, Natasha Nassar, Mandana Nikpour   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tree-based machine learning methods for predicting vehicle insurance claim size

Frontiers in Big Data
Vehicle insurance claim severity modeling requires accurate and interpretable methods that can handle skewed and heterogeneous loss data. This study provides a structured empirical comparison between classical parametric regression models and tree-based ...
Edossa Merga Terefe, Edossa Merga Terefe, Merga Abdissa Aga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of physical training for self-employed persons with musculoskeletal disorders: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health, 2009
Background Despite the fact that the population of self-employed persons is still growing and at risk for long term disability due to a number of risk factors, there is still a lack of information on the effectiveness of interventions for this specific ...
Anema Johannes R, Heinrich Judith, de Vroome Ernest MM, Blatter Birgitte M   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term Symptomatic, Functional, and Work Outcomes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome among Construction Workers [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The long-term outcomes of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) including symptoms, functional status, work disability, and economic impact are unknown. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of 234 active construction workers with medical claims
Amick, Armstrong, Cagle, Dale, Daniell, Daniell, DeStefano, Dong, Foley, Forde, Franklin, Franzblau, Gardner, Gardner, Gimeno, Glazner, Gorsche, Hudak, Ilmarinen, Katz, Keith, Kuorinka, Levine, Lipscomb, Louie, Manktelow, Padua, Pensy, Probst, Resende, Rosecrance, Salerno, Spector, Turner, Ware, Welch, Wellman   +36 more
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High Healthcare Utilization Preceding Diagnosis with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Though early diagnosis improves long‐term outcomes, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) patients often experience prolonged, circuitous paths to diagnosis. To inform diagnostic improvement, we sought to characterize healthcare utilization in the year preceding diagnosis.
Anna Costello, Rui Xiao, Xuemei Zhang, Jahan Jazayeri, Irit R Rasooly, Pamela F Weiss   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source