Measuring the effects of casemix on outcomes

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-121

  Orchard, Carol ^a  

^a National Casemix Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Casemix measures; Hospital statistics; Observational data; Outcomes; Risk adjustment; Severity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030132716     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.1996.tb00035.x     Document Type: Article

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