150 Pages
by
CRC Press
152 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This book is vital for health service managers and clinicians, in both purchaser and provider organizations, in community and hospital settings. It helps the reader understand the principles and purposes of casemix and provides practical examples of using casemix groupings to manage services better. Its lessons are not just for acute services, but provide a way of understanding the complete... Read more
1. The philosophy and concepts of casemix 2. Resource groupings: History of development and current state 3. Condition groupings 4. Mental health casemix development: Where to and how quickly? 5. Healthcare Resource Groups and general practitioner purchasing 6. Case study: Costing, contracting and resource management 7. Performance management and audit 8. Case study: Use of casemix to support purchasing in Doncaster 9. Clinical management and measurement 10. Health benefit groups in NHS decision-making
Biography
Hugh Sanderson, Leonie Mountney, Peter Lees
