New model predicts HCC risk in noncirrhotic chronic hepatitis B patients, improving early detection strategies.

Published June 2013. Accessed January 14, 2015. 5. Pope GC, Ellis RP, Ash AS, et al. Risk adjustment of Medicare capitation payments using the CMS-HCC model. Health Care Financ Rev. 2004;25(4):119-141 ...

However, risk factors for HCC among these high-risk groups require further characterization. Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study using HBV and HCV cases notified to the New South ...

Focusing on MA enrollees, Meghan Bellerose and coauthors explore nine risk-adjustment alternatives to the current model. Models that combine HCC scores with information from consumer survey data ...

Under the current Medicare Advantage (MA) risk-adjustment system, plans are incentivized to report diagnosis codes on enrollees’ medical claims reflecting additional and more severe health ...

A new prognostic model could potentially predict and stratify the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who are noncirrhotic and not indicated for ...