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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Nina Titmus BSc
BMC Health Services Research publishes selected research, proceedings and collections of thematic reviews as supplements. All articles published in supplements are subject to peer review and are free to access online. The journal also publishes supplements containing meeting abstracts.
Contents of Volume 9 Suppl 1
Patient Classification Systems International: 2009 Case Mix Conference
Meeting abstracts - A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here . from 25th Patient Classification Systems International (PCSI) Working Conference
Fukuoka, Japan. 11-14 November 2009
Edited by Jason Sutherland, Penny Weeks and John Hamilton
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A comparison of frequentist and Bayesian approaches to the estimation of long-stay per-diems Jeff Hatcher, Jason M Sutherland BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A1 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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System-wide impacts of provider-payment reforms: evidence from the health sectors of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia R Moreno-Serra, R Moreno-Serra, A Wagstaff BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A2 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Implementation of a complexity classification system for inpatient rehabilitation facilities for financing purposes - comparing scales CM Borges, F Candoso, HL Ferreira, DS Nogueira, A Pereira, E Reis BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A3 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Setting economic priorities for patient safety programs and patient safety research using case mix costing data T Jackson, HS Nghiem, D Rowell, C Jorm, J Wakefield BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A4 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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The role of diagnosis related groups (DRGs) in healthcare system convergence Mirella Cacace, Achim Schmid BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A5 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Using pharmacy information in a decision support system to improve efficient delivery of primary health care. A study focusing on the Swedish national drug register A Johansson, M Heurgren, K Kinder Siemens BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A6 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Facilitating equity and efficiency in Malaysian primary health care through the application of the ACG MN Kamaliah, S Jaafar, FZ Ehsan, I Safiee, F Ismail, NM Saleh, FZM Rathi, AM Bulgiba, RH Hussein, ZF Zakaria, RM Suhaili, KK Siemens, C Abrams, O Warijo BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A7 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Development of a method for assessing operating room management based on diagnosis procedure combination E- and F-file data M Tanaka, M Sekimoto, Y Imanaka BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A8 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Institutional structures and processes of care associated with the length of hospital stay in elderly patients with hip fractures T Motohashi, M Sekimoto, Y Imanaka BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A9 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Health resource reallocation by casemix data in Japan K Fushimi, S Matsuda BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A10 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Using short-stay trim points to identify potential CMG design improvements Jeff Hatcher BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A11 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Evaluation of the case mix and equity of age-sex adjusted primary care capitation payment models in Ontario, Canada Lyn M Sibley, Richard H Glazier BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A12 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Extraordinary disease burden: an analysis of multi-morbidity KM Ratcliffe, J Smith BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A13 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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The adjusted clinical group (ACG) is adapted to predict costs of chronic disease N Upakdee BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A14 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Seven modes of healthcare operations - a tool for casemix analysis? J Groop, T Malmstrom, P Lillrank, M Sarkka, H Hietala BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A15 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Using the ACG L Dunbar, M Sylvia BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A16 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Using administrative data for research: the importance of appropriate statistical techniques J Perelman, C Mateus BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A17 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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An analysis of the geographic distribution of acute-care hospitals and accessibility to care - based on the Japanese DPC database KB Ishikawa, S Matsuda BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A18 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Quality and payment: the U.S. experience of typing inpatient and outpatient casemix payments to quality measures and reporting JJ Shah BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A19 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Predicting the cost of acute-care nursing: a nursing workload demonstration project I Daniel, A Bandurchin, N Brooks BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 (Suppl 1):A20 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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