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An electronic frailty index for population-level risk stratification in a large health maintenance organization: A cohort study

Source: medRxiv • Published: 28 Oct 2026, 00:00

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from medRxiv.

CeFI stratified one-year mortality and hospitalization risk in a large Israeli HMO cohort.

An electronic frailty index for population-level risk stratification in a large health maintenance organization: A cohort study
Key Takeaways
  • Higher CeFI scores were associated with greater one-year mortality.
  • CeFI scores were linked to higher composite hospitalization or death.
  • CeFI showed moderate correlation with in-person CGA-FI assessment.
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