Performance of the ACG case-mix system in two Canadian provinces

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 86-96

  Reid, Robert J ^a   MacWilliam, Leonard ^b   Verhulst, Lorne ^c   Roos, Noralou ^b   Atkinson, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adjusted clinical group; Case mix adjustment; Medical costs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM;

EID: 0035234229     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200101000-00010     Document Type: Article

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