title: Use of claims data to monitor patients over time: acute myocardial infarction as a case study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McNeil
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D044469:Racial Groups; D012008:Recurrence; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology