CVT PAs STS Database Documentation and Data

CVT PAs STS Database Documentation and Data

RICK BELLO, MD, PHD ASSISTANT PROFESSOR UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

Risk

RICK BELLO, MD, PHD ASSISTANT PROFESSOR UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

Topics

Risk modeling Risk stratification Risk adjustment

Why study risk?

u Understand the elements that contribute to various outcomes of interest

u "Predict the future" in terms of outcomes

u Inform decisions

u Surgery vs conservative therapy u Alternative treatments and treatment strategies u Timing of surgery

u Evaluate performance/quality

Risk Modeling

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