REGRESSION MODELING SYSTEM USING ACTIVATION SCALE VALUES AS INPUTS TO A REGRESSION TO PREDICT HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION AND COST AND/OR CHANGES THERETO

摘要

In a regression modeling system, activation scale values over a plurality ofsurveyparticipants is used to generate a regression to identify a predictive modelthat can have adirect explanatory relationship to healthcare utilization and cost. The surveycan comprise anumber of declarative statements and the responses can be an indication of aparticipant'slevel of agreement. The activation scale value for a given individual is thusa predictivedependent variable that can be changed with a known effect on outcomes(independentvariables). For example, healthcare utilization and costs will decline as anactivation scalevalue goes up.