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"We do believe that the implementation of our model may help prioritize the use of available resources for targeting aggressive preventive and treatment strategies in a subset of very high-risk individuals."

Stoat Translation:  This will provide a simple, numerical mechanism for socialist bureaucrat bean-counters to deny certain patients access to more effective and more expensive treatment options under any Socialist healthcare system.

 

Gargano Mortality Risk Score 

 

Risk Score Calculator

 

1 posted on 05/13/2013 11:51:28 AM PDT by Stoat
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To: Stoat

Says I died last year.


2 posted on 05/13/2013 11:55:39 AM PDT by Gadsden1st
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To: Stoat

Bump to read later...


5 posted on 05/13/2013 12:56:20 PM PDT by pgkdan (Some taglines never go away....)
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To: Stoat

Doctor: “Here’s your score, sir. (no need to bend over)”

Office Administrator: “Here’s your (exorbitant) co-pay bill. Oh, and here’s your new (higher) insurance rate.

Have a nice day.”

(please bend over)


7 posted on 05/13/2013 1:10:17 PM PDT by logi_cal869
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To: Stoat

Thanks for posting this. It was reassuring. I’m low risk for mortality in the next two years.

On the other hand, it means I probably should get back to my chores now.


8 posted on 05/13/2013 1:27:36 PM PDT by married21
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To: Stoat

Bumping for diabetics I may know or be married to


9 posted on 05/13/2013 1:28:29 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Stoat; neverdem
BTTT
10 posted on 05/13/2013 1:40:35 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: Stoat

*


12 posted on 05/13/2013 2:29:48 PM PDT by JDoutrider
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To: Stoat

how do you double a persons risk to die?

I was informed that everyones risk to die was 100%

Silly me.


13 posted on 05/13/2013 2:33:11 PM PDT by esoxmagnum (The rats have been trained to pull the D voting lever to get their little food pellet)
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To: Stoat

Bump for later


14 posted on 05/13/2013 2:35:50 PM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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