title: Case-mix index: an alternative to cost-based hospital reimbursement.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005376:Financial Management; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States