Linking individual medicare health claims data with work-life claims and other administrative data [PDF]
Researchers investigating health outcomes for populations over age 65 can utilize Medicare claims data, but these data include no direct information about individuals' health prior to age 65 and are not typically linkable to files containing data on exposures and behaviors during their worklives.
Mokyr Horner, Elizabeth, Cullen, Mark R.
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Collective reserving using individual claims data [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to operationalize claims reserving based on individual claims data. We design a modeling architecture that is based on six different neural networks. Each network is a separate module that serves a certain modeling purpose. We apply our architecture to individual claims data and predict their settlement processes on a monthly ...
Delong, Łukasz +2 more
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Chemopreventive Effects of Concomitant or Individual Use of Statins, Aspirin, Metformin, and Angiotensin Drugs: A Study Using Claims Data of 23 Million Individuals [PDF]
Despite previous studies on statins, aspirin, metformin, and angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), little has been studied about all their possible combinations for chemoprevention against cancers.
Ching-Huan Wang +7 more
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A claims data-based comparison of comorbidity in individuals with and without dementia [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundMultimorbidity is common in advanced age, and is usually associated with negative – yet to some extent preventable – health outcomes. Detecting comorbid conditions is especially difficult in individuals with dementia, as they might not always be able to sufficiently express discomfort.
Bauer, Kathrin +3 more
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Leveraging Linkage of Cohort Studies With Administrative Claims Data to Identify Individuals With Cancer [PDF]
Background: In an effort to overcome quality and cost constraints inherent in population-based research, diverse data sources are increasingly being combined. In this paper, we describe the performance of a Medicare claims-based incident cancer identification algorithm in comparison with observational cohort data from the ...
Mackenzie R, Bronson +7 more
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Predictors of New Dementia Diagnoses in Elderly Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on Prefecture-Wide Claims Data in Japan [PDF]
Preventing dementia in elderly individuals is an important public health challenge. While early identification and modification of predictors are crucial, predictors of dementia based on routinely collected healthcare data are not fully understood. We aimed to examine potential predictors of dementia diagnosis using routinely collected claims data.
Nakaoku, Yuriko +3 more
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Validity of Administrative Data Claim-based Methods for Identifying Individuals with Diabetes at a Population Level [PDF]
This study assessed the validity of a widely-accepted administrative data surveillance methodology for identifying individuals with diabetes relative to three laboratory data reference standard definitions for diabetes.We used a combination of linked regional data (hospital discharge abstracts and physician data) and laboratory data to test the ...
Danielle A, Southern +9 more
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Macro vs. Micro Methods in Non-Life Claims Reserving (an Econometric Perspective) [PDF]
Traditionally, actuaries have used run-off triangles to estimate reserve ("macro" models, on agregated data). But it is possible to model payments related to individual claims.
Charpentier, Arthur, Pigeon, Mathieu
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Prevalence of HIV infection among non-elderly individuals with hepatitis C in Japan: a population-based cohort study using a health insurance claim data [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundHepatitis C virus (HCV) has been mainly transmitted through injection drug use, but recently, sexual transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM), which is also a major route of HIV transmission, is increasing. However, the prevalence of HIV and the incidence of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among HCV patients ...
Kazuhiko Ikeuchi +6 more
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The wage-local unemployment relationship in a highly regulated labour market : Greece [PDF]
The wage-local unemployment relationship in a highly regulated labour market: Greece, Regional Studies. Using data obtained from 80 000 employees, this paper examines the relationship between individual wages and regional unemployment in Greece.
Livanos, Ilias
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