title: Be conservative when sizing up chronically ill senior population.
abstract: Tip of the Month: Watch how you select claims data. A consultant points out that providers using past Medicare claims data to determine which members have chronic conditions and how much they are likely to cost can make inaccurate estimates by using unfocused selection criteria.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology