Concept information
Preferred term
case mix
Definition
- According to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a hospital's case mix index represents the average diagnosis-related group (DRG) relative weight for that hospital. It is calculated by summing the DRG weights and dividing by the number of discharges. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Case Mix]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/case_mix
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