Context Dementia is associated with increased rates and often poorer outcomes of
hospitalization, including worsening cognitive status. New evidence is needed to determine …

Results: In general, several distinctions can be made: in terms of risk horizons, in terms of
risk factors or in terms of the combination of indicators included. Within these, another …

INTRODUCTION: Health-related retrospective databases, in particular claims databases,
continue to be an important data source for outcomes research. However, retrospective …

Background This paper studies the temporal consistency of health care expenditures in a
large state Medicaid program. Predictive machine learning models were used to forecast the …

Recent advances in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care data systems have
greatly increased access to operational pharmacy information. This article presents a brief …

Context Perinatal depression affects at least 10% to 12% of new mothers, and diabetes
complicates up to 9% of pregnancies. Prior research shows a higher rate of major …

Objectives. Develop and estimate the RxRisk model, a risk assessment instrument that uses
automated ambulatory pharmacy data to identify chronic conditions and predict future health …

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the magnitude of health-related lost
productivity relative to medical and pharmacy costs for four employers and assess the …

Background Existing studies have examined the high prevalence of LBP along with the high
treatment costs of patients with low back pain (LBP). Various factors have been shown to be …

This study examines risk and protective factors associated with experiencing homelessness
in the year after “aging out” of foster care. Using a state‐level integrated administrative …