Diagnosis Related Groups in Europe: Uses and Perspectives Book

The use of measures of hospital "production" is an important advance in the domain of hospital management. The rapid evolution and improvement of case mix measuring systems, and their swift introduction in Europe, demand constant efforts to keep them up-to-date.
This book presents a view of the development and application of case mix measurement systems in Europe and is the result of collaboration of eight teams of experts under the aegis of a project of the European Community. It offers a picture of thecurrent situation of hospital management information in Europe and of the incorporation of case mix measurement systems, bringing together several cases of adaptation and the use of these instruments in the management and distribution of resources in hospitals in recent years and in various contries. It is complemented by two studies which have attempted to create continent-wide data bases among comparable hospitals.
The book will be of interest not only to managers and health administrators, but alsoto researchers in the area of health services, as it offers a comprehensive,up-to-date review of the field.