A primer on patient classification systems and their relevance to ambulatory care.
In order to compete in today's health care market arena, hospitals are moving from process management to product (case type) management. Many methodologies are being researched, evaluated, and developed to provide a workable system of measuring product (disease treatment) output. This article provides an overview of some of the more promising systems undergoing development at this time.
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000145:classification*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States