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Case mix measures for ambulatory care. 1991

A Hutchinson, and D Parkin, and P Philips

University of Newcastle upon Tyne, School of Health Care Sciences, Medical School.

Resource management in Ambulatory Care is recognized as an increasingly important area for development by many countries, and there has been much interest in the part that Case Mix Measures (CMMs) can play in this. There are a number of possible approaches to case mix, and several measures already exist. However, these are at present mainly still at the development stage and all are North American in origin. This paper reviews the role and state of the art of ambulatory CMMs and reports on an initial evaluation of the Ambulatory Visit Group (AVG) methodology using European data. Although the AVG grouper works under limited conditions, important questions remain concerning its validity and usefulness.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009819	Office Visits	Visits made by patients to health service providers' offices for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.	Office Visit,Visit, Office,Visits, Office
D003953	Diagnosis-Related Groups	A system for classifying patient care by relating common characteristics such as diagnosis, treatment, and age to an expected consumption of hospital resources and length of stay. Its purpose is to provide a framework for specifying case mix and to reduce hospital costs and reimbursements and it forms the cornerstone of the prospective payment system.	Case Mix,DRG,Diagnosis Related Group,Diagnosis-Related Group,Case Mixes,DRGs,Diagnostic-Related Group,Group, Diagnostic-Related,Groups, Diagnostic-Related,Diagnosis Related Groups,Diagnostic Related Group,Diagnostic-Related Groups,Group, Diagnosis Related,Group, Diagnosis-Related,Group, Diagnostic Related,Groups, Diagnosis Related,Groups, Diagnosis-Related,Groups, Diagnostic Related,Related Group, Diagnosis,Related Groups, Diagnosis
D004194	Disease	A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.	Diseases
D005060	Europe	The continent north of AFRICA, west of ASIA and east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN.	Northern Europe,Southern Europe,Western Europe
D000553	Ambulatory Care	Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may be a part of a hospital, augmenting its inpatient services, or may be provided at a free-standing facility.	Outpatient Care,Outpatient Health Services,Clinic Visits,Health Services, Outpatient,Outpatient Services,Services, Outpatient Health,Urgent Care,Care, Ambulatory,Care, Outpatient,Care, Urgent,Cares, Urgent,Clinic Visit,Health Service, Outpatient,Outpatient Health Service,Outpatient Service,Service, Outpatient,Service, Outpatient Health,Services, Outpatient,Urgent Cares,Visit, Clinic,Visits, Clinic