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In health care systems, disease state outcomes are typically reported as ‘snapshots’. A novel mathematical equation was developed to link such reported outcomes to desired normative values. The equation describes a crucial dependency of outcomes on the characteristics of the physician, the patient and on the frequency of such snap-shots with an unexpected prediction: under certain conditions, outcomes can approach normal while being largely independent of the particular characteristics of either patient or physician . Application of the predictions of this equation in managed care may be crucial. |
