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Case-mix adjustments for patient reported experience and outcome measures in primary care: an empirical approach to identify patient characteristics as case-mix adjusters based on a secondary analysis of an international survey among patients and their general practitioners in 34 countries
BackgroundCase-mix adjustment of patient reported experiences (PREMs) and outcomes (PROMs) of care are meant to enable fair comparison between units...
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Case-mix adjustment of patient-reported experience measures in National Regional Center for Pediatric
BackgroundThe aim of the study was to identify case-mix adjusters for the Chinese version of the Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare...
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Resource Utilization Groups in transitional home care: validating the RUG-III/HC case-mix system in hospital-to-home care programs
BackgroundTransitional hospital-to-home care programs support safe and timely transition from acute care settings back into the community. Case-mix...
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Zygotic-splitting after in vitro fertilization and prenatal parenthood testing after suspected embryo mix-up – a case report
After in vitro fertilization with a single embryo, the parents learned about being pregnant with twins in the 10th week with various indications that...
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Retrospective analysis of hospitalization costs using two payment systems: the diagnosis related groups (DRG) and the Queralt system, a newly developed case-mix tool for hospitalized patients
BackgroundHospital services are typically reimbursed using case-mix tools that group patients according to diagnoses and procedures. We recently...
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Development of a data-driven case-mix adjustment model for comparison of hospital performance in hip fracture care
SummaryTo compare hospitals’ hip fracture patient mortality in a quality of care registry, correction for patient characteristics is needed. This...
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Construction and application of a nursing human resource allocation model based on the case mix index
BackgroundThe case mix index (CMI) may reflect the severity of disease and the difficulty of care objectively, and is expected to be an ideal...
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Short tandem repeat analysis: a practical tool to identify specimen mix-ups in the pathology laboratory
Despite all precautions in pathology laboratories, contaminations and specimen mix-ups still occur and can negatively impact both patients and...
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Contraceptive use and method mix dynamics in Sub-saharan Africa: time trends and the influence of the HIV pandemic
BackgroundContraceptive use dynamics continue to be of priority in sub-Saharan Africa because of persistently high levels of fertility. This paper...
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Understanding the mix of services for mental health care in urban DR Congo: a qualitative descriptive study
BackgroundMental health workers (MHWs) are exposed to conflicts of competence daily when performing tasks related to the provision of mental health...
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Integrating private health facilities in government-led health systems: a case study of the public–private mix approach in Ethiopia
BackgroundPrivate health care facilities working in partnership with the public health sector is one option to create sustainable health systems and...
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Comparison of visual outcomes after two types of mix-and-match implanted trifocal extended-depth-of-focus and trifocal intraocular lenses
PurposeTo compare visual outcomes between two types of mix-and-match implanted trifocal extended-depth-of-focus (EDoF) and trifocal intraocular...
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Prediction of the hot asphalt mix properties using deep neural networks
BackgroundMarshall design process is the most common method used for estimating the Optimum asphalt content (OAC) and this process is called the...
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Intoxication by 3-MeO-PCP and O-desmethyltramadol: an unusual NPS mix
Over the past few years, the new psychoactive substances’ phenomenon has been continuously studied. Its dynamic context is characterized by a broad...
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Separate But Not Equal? A Cross-Sectional Study of Segregation by Payor Mix in Academic Primary Care Clinics
BackgroundAt some US Academic Health Centers (AHCs), patients with predominantly Medicaid insurance are seen in one clinic and patients with other...
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Liability for embryo mix-ups in fertility practices in the USA
PurposeTo study recent legal cases involving the transfer of the incorrect embryo into patients and learn how fertility clinics can better serve...
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Comparisons of visual outcomes between bilateral implantation and mix-and-match implantation of three types intraocular lenses
PurposeTo compare binocular static visual acuity (SVA), stereopsis, contrast sensitivity (CS) and dynamic visual acuity (DVA) of 5 combinations of...
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Using machine learning to assess the predictive potential of standardized nursing data for home healthcare case-mix classification
BackgroundThe Netherlands is currently investigating the feasibility of moving from fee-for-service to prospective payments for home healthcare,...
