Refining a case-mix measure for nursing homes: Resource utilization groups (rug-iii)

Medical Care

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 668-685

  Fries, Brant E ^a   Schneider, Don P ^b   Foley, William J ^b   Gavazzi, Marie ^b   Burke, Robert ^c   Cornelius, Elizabeth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Circle Solution Inc ^*  (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Case mix; Long term care; Nursing homes; Payment systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COST; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; RANDOMIZATION; REHABILITATION CENTER; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMAN; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028470241     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199407000-00002     Document Type: Article

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