title: Value of severity measurement still open to debate.
abstract: Proponents of severity-of-illness software systems say that they can help hospitals provide and measure quality of care and bring about more equitable DRG-based reimbursement. But can such software programs actually achieve these goals?
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authors: Lappa
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012984:Software; D014481:United States