Bilheimer LT; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1989 Jun 4-9; 5: 1038 (abstract no. H.H.O.3).
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Washington, DC, USA
OBJECTIVE: To identify major data gaps and other methodological problems in modeling AIDS and HIV-related service needs, service utilization, and costs. METHODS: A microcomputer-based AIDS service utilization and cost model has been developed for use at the state and local level. RESULTS: Data needs for state and local modeling are identified in six major areas: AIDS and HIV-related morbidity incidence projections; risk group and diagnosis distributions; survival probabilities; payer distributions; service utilization rates; and costs per unit of service. Other important methodological issues include: projection methods for low prevalence states; implications of different prevalence measures; lack of standardization of definitions and measurement methodologies; the need for longitudinal studies of service utilization and costs; and modeling nonacute care service needs. CONCLUSIONS: The modeling exercise demonstrates the inherent problems in attempting to model AIDS and HIV-related service utilization and costs using existing data sources, and identifies where priorities for data collection and methodological research should be placed.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Data Collection
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Services Needs and Demand
- Incidence
- Longitudinal Studies
- Prevalence
- economics
- utilization
Other ID:
UI: 102181394
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