Adjusting Quality Measures For Social Risk Factors Can Promote Equity In Health Care
Recommended Citation
Nerenz DR, Austin JM, Deutscher D, Maddox KEJ, Nuccio EJ, Teigland C, Weinhandl E, and Glance LG. Adjusting Quality Measures For Social Risk Factors Can Promote Equity In Health Care. Health Aff (Millwood) 2021; 40(4):637-644.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2021
Publication Title
Health affairs (Project Hope)
Abstract
Risk adjustment of quality measures using clinical risk factors is widely accepted; risk adjustment using social risk factors remains controversial. We argue here that social risk adjustment is appropriate and necessary in defined circumstances and that social risk adjustment should be the default option when there are valid empirical arguments for and against adjustment for a given measure. Social risk adjustment is an important way to avoid exacerbating inequity in the health care system.
PubMed ID
33819097
Volume
40
Issue
4
First Page
637
Last Page
644
