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Developing a casemix classification for mental health services: volume 1 main report

This report presents the findings of the Mental Health Classification and Service Costs Project, aimed at developing the first version of a national casemix classification.

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Developing a casemix classification for mental health services: volume 1 main report (PDF 3625 KB large file)

The same publication in smaller sections:

Cover pages (PDF 219 KB)
Table of contents (PDF 142 KB)
Executive summary (PDF 331 KB)

Section 1: background (PDF 27 KB)
1. Introduction (PDF 117 KB)
2. Generating hypotheses on predictors of resource use (PDF 196 KB)

Section 2: study design and methodology (PDF 36 KB)
3. Overview of study design (PDF 147 KB)
4. Patient attribute measures (PDF 206 KB)
5. Service utilisation data (PDF 125 KB)
6. Site selection and preparation (PDF 175 KB)
7. Ethics and privacy (PDF 116 KB)

Section 3: approach to costing (PDF 31 KB)
8. Costing methodology (PDF 237 KB)

Section 4: overview of dataset (PDF 30 KB)
9. Database development and quality (PDF 195 KB)
10. Overview of the dataset: staff, patients, episodes and costs (PDF 306 KB)

Section 5: preparatory analysis (PDF 51 KB)
11. Defining episode types for classification development (PDF 331 KB)
12. Preparation of analysis datasets (PDF 218 KB)
13. Descriptive profiles of the analysis cohorts (PDF 239 KB)

Section 6: classification development (PDF 54 KB)
14. Performance of the AN-DRG3 classification (PDF 210 KB)
15. Performance of clinical panels' classification (PDF 163 KB)
16. The MH-CASC classification model (PDF 412 KB)

Section 7: discussion of the classification model (PDF 39 KB)
17. Is there a relationship between patient factors and service costs? (PDF 238 KB)
18. Implications for funding and the National Mental Health Strategy (PDF 340 KB)

References (PDF 108 KB)
Site coordinators and membership of project committees (PDF 162 KB)

If you are unable to download the PDF document, you can order a hard copy from National Mailing and Marketing on (02) 6269 1080 or health@nationalmailing.com.au (publication code MH043).

Page last reviewed: 19 August 2010


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