Model | Comorbidity variables | Quasi-Likelihood under the Independence model Criterion (QIC) |
---|---|---|
1 | Charlson score | 12 213.7 |
2 | Composite Charlson Index measure | 12 465.6 |
3 | Disease flags derived from Charlson Index | 12 515.9 |
4 | Aggregated Disease Groups (ADGs) | 15 014.9 |
5 | Collapsed Aggregated Disease Groups (CADGs) | 12 358.0 |
6 | Major Expanded Diagnosis Clusters (MEDCs) | 16424.6 |
7 | Number of Expanded Diagnosis Clusters (EDCs) | 11 248.0 |
8 | Resource Utilization Band (RUB) | 13 266.0 |
9 | Null model | 13 911.7 |