An Australian casemix classification for palliative care: Lessons and policy implications of a national study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-233

  Eagar, Kathy ^a   Green, Janette ^a   Smith, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Case mix; Casemix; Classification; Palliative care; Stage of illness

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE MIX; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STAFF; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS, FEDERAL; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 2942659727     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm876oa     Document Type: Article

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