TY - JOUR
T1 - Survival analysis using Medicare data
T2 - example and methods.
AU - Virnig, B. A.
AU - Ash, A.
AU - Kind, S.
AU - Mesler, D. E.
PY - 2000/12
Y1 - 2000/12
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe key methods and issues in conducting survival analyses, especially using Medicare (and other) administrative data. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Survival analyses are rich , informative, and underutilized methods for examining out comes whose timing is important . Medicare files contain the necessary information for conducting such analyses, including identification of cohorts, definition of events, censoring of observations, and adjustment for covariates. CONCLUSION: Survival analyses can readily be conducted using the information contained in administrative data files.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe key methods and issues in conducting survival analyses, especially using Medicare (and other) administrative data. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Survival analyses are rich , informative, and underutilized methods for examining out comes whose timing is important . Medicare files contain the necessary information for conducting such analyses, including identification of cohorts, definition of events, censoring of observations, and adjustment for covariates. CONCLUSION: Survival analyses can readily be conducted using the information contained in administrative data files.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=24644479180&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=24644479180&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 16148954
AN - SCOPUS:24644479180
SN - 0017-9124
VL - 35
SP - 86
EP - 101
JO - Health services research
JF - Health services research
IS - 5 Pt 3
ER -