Nursing home resident assessment and case-mix classification: cross-national perspectives.
Two broadly applied systems in the United States, the National Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set and the Resource Utilization Groups, have provided new insight into the quality, delivery, and financing of nursing home care. In this article, the authors describe research efforts in eight other nations to translate, validate, and use one or both systems to understand their own long-term care systems. This consortium of studies, using common instruments, provides potential cross-national analyses that capitalize on differences in practice patterns and system designs to address critical policy issues.
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Health Care Financing Administration, Baltimore, MD 21207.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001208:Asia; D001315:Australia; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005060:Europe; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000379:methods; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000145:classification; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000145:classification; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000145:classification*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States