Case mix definition

Case mix means a measure of the intensity of care and
Case mix means a measure of the intensity of care and services used by similar residents in a facility.
Case mix means a relative score or weight assigned for a given group of residents based upon their levels of resources, consumption, and needs.

Examples of Case mix in a sentence

  • Inputs include hospital Inpatient accrued charges, Inpatient accrued payments, Outpatient accrued charges, Outpatient accrued payments, Discharges, Patient days, and Case mix index for each major payer category.


More Definitions of Case mix

Case mix means a calculated index for each health care facility or health care provider, based on patient data, reflecting the relative costliness of the mix of cases to that facility or provider compared to a state or national mix of cases.
Case mix means a measure of the intensity of care and services needed by the residents of a nursing facility or a group of residents in the facility.
Case mix means a relative score or weight assigned for a given group of residents based upon
Case mix means the average of inpatient cases, as differentiated by DRG, treated by a specific hospital during a given fiscal year;
Case mix means a method of classifying care that is based on the intensity of care and services provided to the resident.
Case mix means a calculated index for each hospital, based on financial accounting and case mix data collection as set forth in ORS 442.425, reflecting the relative costliness of that hospital's mix of cases compared to a state or national mix of cases.
Case mix means a measure of the intensity of care and services used by a group of residents in a facility.