The Validity of Self-reported Physician Utilization Measures
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Respondents' reports of outpatient medical care use in the preceding year are compared with actual utilization. The authors examine the predictors of the discrepancy between reported and actual utilization as well as the extent to which reporting error biases models of utilization behavior. The average reporting error in this study is relatively small, but the impact of biased reporting on prediction models can be substantial.
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Self-reported health care use shows high agreement with medical records and administrative claims.
“However, the validity of self-reported health care use has been replicated in a range of samples, where self-reported health care use shows high agreement with medical records and administrative claims (46 -48).”
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- Authors
- Cleary, P. D., & Jette, A. M.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cleary, Paul D.
- Venue
- Medical Care
- Published
- 1984-09
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 796-803
- ISSN
- 0025-7079 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1998942434
- Cited by
- 163
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 15.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Medical Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Medical Coding and Health Information
- Keywords
- outpatient care, error reporting, validity, measurement bias, health care utilization
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attitude to Health, Data Collection, Female, Group Practice, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Office Visits, Socioeconomic Factors, Statistics as Topic, Utilization Review
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