Prediction of outpatient visits and expenditure under the Universal Coverage Scheme in Bangkok using subscriber's attributes: A random forest analysis

• Main Authors: K. Mongkonchoo (Author), H. Yamana (Author), S. Aso (Author), M. Machida (Author), Y. Takasaki (Author), T. Jo (Author), H. Yasunaga (Author), V. Chongsuvivatwong (Author), T. Liabsuetrakul (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: There is limited evidence on methods to allocate budgets to healthcare providers under capitation schemes. The objective of this study was to construct and test models that predict outpatient visits and expenditure for each healthcare facility using subscriber data from the preceding yea...