
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Xiao, Jianguo 
A1  - Lee, Andy 
A1  - Ram Vemuri, Siva 
T1  - An assessment of the effects of casemix funding on hospital utilisation: A Northern Territory perspective
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2000
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SP  - 122
EP  - 136
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH000122 
N2  - This article is concerned with the methodological issues of assessing the effects of casemixfunding on hospital utilisation. Time-series analysis and intervention analysis are proposedto ascertain the effects. It was found there had been a decline in average length of stay andnumber of bed-days, an increase in weighted separations for teaching and non-teachinghospitals, and no apparent increase of costliness in terms of a comprehensive casemix index.No evidence of decline in quality of care can be established in terms of readmission rates.The long-term effects of casemix funding, and specific issues in terms of the funding modelused, patients and cost shifting between hospital services and community health services,remain to be studied. 
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