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Tzu-Chun Kuo

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Andriola C, Ellis R, Siracuse J, Hoagland A, Kuo T, Hsu H, et al.
JAMA Health Forum . 2024 Apr; 5(4):e240625. PMID: 38639980
Importance: Models predicting health care spending and other outcomes from administrative records are widely used to manage and pay for health care, despite well-documented deficiencies. New methods are needed that...
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Ellis R, Hsu H, Siracuse J, Walkey A, Lasser K, Jacobson B, et al.
JAMA Health Forum . 2022 Aug; 3(3):e220276. PMID: 35977291
Importance: Current disease risk-adjustment formulas in the US rely on diagnostic classification frameworks that predate the . Objective: To develop an -based classification framework for predicting diverse health care payment,...
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Ellis R, Hsu H, Song C, Kuo T, Martins B, Siracuse J, et al.
JAMA Netw Open . 2020 Apr; 3(4):e202280. PMID: 32267514
Importance: On October 1, 2015, the US transitioned to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) for recording diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures. It is unknown whether this...
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Weir S, Samnaliev M, Kuo T, Tierney T, Manca A, Taylor R, et al.
J Orthop Surg Res . 2020 Apr; 15(1):127. PMID: 32238173
Purpose: To compare rates of persistent postoperative pain (PPP) after lumbar spine surgery-commonly known as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome-and healthcare costs for instrumented lumbar spinal fusion versus decompression/discectomy. Methods: The...
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Weir S, Kuo T, Samnaliev M, Tierney T, Manca A, Taylor R, et al.
Eur Spine J . 2019 Feb; 28(4):863-871. PMID: 30701310
Purpose: To assess the likelihood of persistent postoperative pain (PPP) following reoperation after lumbar surgery and to estimate associated healthcare costs. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study using two...
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Weir S, Samnaliev M, Kuo T, Tierney T, Walleser Autiero S, Taylor R, et al.
Mov Disord . 2018 Apr; 33(6):974-981. PMID: 29603405
Background: There is currently no robust long-term data on costs of treating patients with Parkinson's disease. The objective of this study was to report levels of health care utilization and...
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Weir S, Samnaliev M, Kuo T, Ni Choitir C, Tierney T, Cumming D, et al.
BMJ Open . 2017 Sep; 7(9):e017585. PMID: 28893756
Objective: To characterise incidence and healthcare costs associated with persistent postoperative pain (PPP) following lumbar surgery. Design: Retrospective, population-based cohort study. Setting: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and Hospital Episode...
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Kuo T, Sheng Y
Front Psychol . 2016 Jul; 7:880. PMID: 27375545
This study compared several parameter estimation methods for multi-unidimensional graded response models using their corresponding statistical software programs and packages. Specifically, we compared two marginal maximum likelihood (MML) approaches (Bock-Aitkin...
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Kuo T, Zhao Y, Weir S, Kramer M, Ash A
Med Care . 2008 Jul; 46(8):839-46. PMID: 18665064
Background: No prior studies have used a comprehensive clinical classification system to examine the effect of differences in overall illness burden and the presence of other diseases on costs for...
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Zhao Y, Kuo T, Weir S, Kramer M, Ash A
BMC Health Serv Res . 2008 May; 8:108. PMID: 18498638
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder incurring significant social and economic costs. This study uses a US administrative claims database to evaluate the effect of AD on direct...