Health care information systems and formula-based reimbursement: an empirical study.
Current initiatives in health care administration use formula-based approaches to reimbursement. Examples of such approaches include capitation and diagnosis related groups (DRGs). These approaches seek to contain medical costs and to facilitate managerial control over scarce health care resources. This article considers various characteristics of formula-based reimbursement, their operationalization on hospital information systems, and how these relate to hospital compliance costs.
Palley
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Computer Information Systems, Baruch College, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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D000066:Accounting; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D018803:Models, Economic; D009518:New York; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration