risk adjustment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005531",
  "term": "risk adjustment",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The use of severity-of-illness measures, such as age, to estimate the risk (measurable or predictable chance of loss, injury or death) to which a patient is subject before receiving some health care intervention. This adjustment allows comparison of performance and quality across organizations, practitioners, and communities.",
  "synonyms": [
    "case-mix adjustment"
  ],
  "subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
  "see_also": [
    "risk assessment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ajuste por riesgo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/risk-adjustment/"
}