Stimson D H, Charles G, Rogerson C L
Health Serv Res. 1986 Feb;20(6 Pt 1):683-703.
This article describes several methods of classifying resources used in ambulatory care into isoresource consumption groups. These methods are based on resources used by patients during a year, rather than on resources used in a single visit. Variables used to partition patient-year charges into isoresource consumption groups are age, race, number of health problems or major diagnostic categories addressed, number of medications or categories of medications prescribed, and indexes developed to reflect resources used by diagnostic categories during a patient-year. Confirmation in other settings of the findings of this study would have important implications for the design of prospective payment plans for ambulatory care.
本文介绍了几种将门诊护理中使用的资源分类为等资源消耗组的方法。这些方法基于患者一年中使用的资源，而非单次就诊时使用的资源。用于将患者年度费用划分为等资源消耗组的变量包括年龄、种族、所涉及的健康问题数量或主要诊断类别、所开药物数量或药物类别，以及为反映患者年度内诊断类别所使用资源而制定的指数。在其他环境中对本研究结果的验证将对门诊护理前瞻性支付计划的设计产生重要影响。
