title: Severity of illness measures: opportunities for clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Metropolitan Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Couch
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Nash
mesh_terms: D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010819:Physician's Role; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States