Managing hospital quality through a clinical severity approach

The authors briefly describe the Medical Illness Severity Groupings System (MedisGroups), a computerized hospital management information system focusing on health outcomes. The implications of health outcome information for hospital marketing activities are discussed. Important changes in the way ho...

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Published inJournal of health care marketing Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 13 - 19
Main Authors Bradbury, R, Stearns, Jr, F E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1989
Subjects
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Health administration
Hospital Administration - standards
Management Information Systems
Marketing of Health Services
Models, Theoretical
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods
Referral and Consultation
Severity of Illness Index
United States
United States
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Summary:The authors briefly describe the Medical Illness Severity Groupings System (MedisGroups), a computerized hospital management information system focusing on health outcomes. The implications of health outcome information for hospital marketing activities are discussed. Important changes in the way hospitals currently approach these marketing functions are recommended.
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ISSN:0737-3252