The independent hospital pricing authority and mental health services: It is not a case of "one size fits all"

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 675-677

  Rosen, Alan ^a,b   McGorry, Patrick D ^c   Hill, Hamish R M ^a   Rosenberg, Sebastian P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ECONOMICS; FEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW;

EID: 84865436901     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10564     Document Type: Article

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