Case Mix Measurement in English Hospitals: An Evaluation of Five Methods for Predicting Resource Use

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-19

  Söderlund, Neil ^a   Gray, Alastair ^b   Milne, Ruairidh ^a   Raftery, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WOLFSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c National Case Mix Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICINE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EPISODE OF CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STATE MEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0029677330     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135581969600100104     Document Type: Article

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