Dunn D
Sachs Group, Evanston, IL, USA.
J Health Care Finance. 1996 Spring;22(3):23-7.
To provide a framework to understand managed care's effect on inpatient utilization, "Health Care 1999: A National Bellwether," was created by the Sachs Group, a health care information firm based in Evanston, Illinois. The study outlines estimated changes in discharges, patient days, and average lengths of stay in the aggregate, product line, and regional levels from 1994 to 1999. To develop this study, Sachs created a model reflecting inpatient utilization for a group model HMO. The model is based on current practice patterns in California, recognized as the most aggressive managed care marketplace.
为了提供一个理解管理式医疗对住院服务利用影响的框架，伊利诺伊州埃文斯顿的一家医疗保健信息公司萨克斯集团开展了“1999年医疗保健：全国风向标”研究。该研究概述了1994年至1999年期间在总体、产品线和区域层面出院人数、住院天数和平均住院时长的估计变化。为开展此项研究，萨克斯构建了一个反映团体模式健康维护组织住院服务利用情况的模型。该模型基于加利福尼亚州目前的医疗实践模式，该州被认为是管理式医疗市场最具活力的地区。
