Definition: The use of severity-of-illness measures, such as age, to estimate the risk (measurable or predictable chance of loss, injury or death) to which a patient is subject before receiving some health care intervention. This adjustment allows comparison of performance and quality across organizations, practitioners, and communities. (from JCAHO, Lexikon, 1994)
Other names Risk Adjustments; Case-Mix Adjustments; Case Mix Adjustment; Adjustments, Risk; Adjustments, Case-Mix; Adjustment, Risk; Adjustment, Case-Mix; Case-Mix Adjustment
