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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 1991 Health Information Management Association of Australia Limited
- ISSN
- 0817-3907
- eISSN
- 1833-3575
- DOI
- 10.1177/183335839102100404
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Casemix-Based Hospital Information Systems Beth Reid* changes in the world around them which will impact on Paper presented at the the company. This external element is often much less 14th Conference of the well developed than the system for providing information Medical Record Association on the activities within the organisation. of Australia held in Brisbane The important concept underlying a casemix-based 29 October - 1 November 1991 hospital information system is the concept that the final products of the hospital are the treated patients (Fetter and Freeman, 1986). Of course there are other outputs of the hospital such as teaching and research, and A program for the development of integrated intermediate products such as clean laundry which casemix-based management information systems in contribute to the final products. Degeling (1991) has teaching hospitals is underway. Funded by the pointed out that the many activities and identities of a Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing and hospital mean that the introduction of casemix-based Community Services under the Casemix Development management will require action in multiple arenas to Program, the program involves staff from the Area take account of the interests of the various stake Health Services and the teaching hospitals of the
Journal
Australian Medical Record Journal – SAGE
Published: Dec 1, 1991