Today we look at an esoteric paper regarding a potential confounder of scientific research results.
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A paper from the Bureau of Economic Analysis compares the use of survey and claims data to measure health spending for persons with employer-sponsored health insurance.
Some of the most important research in health care isn’t about a particular topic, but about how to be sure research is valid. One researcher suggests that most findings from studies are false.
Several methods are commonly used to adjust health data for the illness burden of the patients’ information that is being used. A new study in the British Medical Journal suggests these are seriously flawed by not recognizing differences caused by variation in the use of health care services by the patients.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at [email protected].
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