Industrial Engineering and Management Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
Presbyterian Healthcare System, Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract:
With the advent of DRG reimbursement for Medicare patients, hospitals have had to use their case mix data more effectively. This paper describes a method use to develop summary case mix reports using a spreadsheet program. With this approach, the hospital administration could interact more during the development of the summary reports. Once the summary reports are stabilized, they can be put into production on the Hospital's main frame computer.