Examples of Study Period in a sentence
This can be set equal to the Marker Study Period (for concurrent risk adjustment) or after the Marker Study Period (for prospective risk adjustment).
Each Contractor’s risk score for newborns within a GSA is calculated as the weighted average of the risk scores for newborns who met the above eligibility criteria during the Marker Study Period, and those who did not, to develop the relative risk score.
When aggregating risk scores for each MCO, the risk scores calculated from the Marker Study Period (October 2022 through September 2023) will follow the individual during the rating period.
Marker Study Period The period of time from which member diagnostic and NDC information is gathered to formulate CDPS+Rx, social determinants of health (SDOH), and LT1 (for the Age < 1 risk group) diagnostic markers used as indicator variables in the risk score models.
While the specific newborns in any Contractor will change from the Marker Study Period to the rating period, this approach assumes that Contractors attract newborns with a consistent health status mix.