Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Comorbidity Level
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2007-09-26
Definition:
Aggregated Diagnosis Groups (ADGs) of the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group® (ACG®) case-mix system were used to classify comorbidity. Low comorbidity were persons with 0-1 major ADGs, medium comorbidity were persons with 2-3 major ADGs and high comorbidity included persons with four or more ADGs.
Related terms
- Adjusted Clinical Group ® (ACG®) Case-Mix System
- Aggregated Diagnosis Groups ™ (ADGs®)
- Major / Minor Condition
References
- Kozyrskyj A, Lix L, Dahl M, Soodeen R. High-cost Users of Pharmaceuticals: Who are They? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2005. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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