Case-mix measurements for understanding and managing healthcare institutions.
This article will characterize the clinical classification systems which may be utilized in healthcare institutions by illustrating their use in data analysis and management, demonstrating current examples of reimbursement, and detailing recent research trends in clinical classification systems. The systems discussed are diagnosis related groups (DRGs), DRG systems adjusted for patient severity, and ambulatory patient groups (APGs).
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D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000145:classification; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D015897:Comorbidity; D003199:Computer Systems; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States