Toward an international case mix index for comparisons in OCED countries

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 38-52

  Forgione, Dana A ^a   Vermeer, Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case mix index; Diagnosis related groups; International comparisons; OECD countries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; LENGTH OF STAY;

BENCHMARKING; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; LENGTH OF STAY; MEXICO; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036891177     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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