title: Case mix: Medicare's pitch for a new ball game in operational funding.
abstract: The impact of case mix management on hospitals will be directly related to the adequacy of information available to trustees, physicians, and management. The authors argue for the development of a hospital information data base that links clinical, financial, and productivity information.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006761:Hospitals; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States