As discussed before, the DBC codes segment the set of DBCs in a huge number of cost inhomogeneous subsets of care episodes, whereas the care paths segment the episodes in a small number of cost homogeneous subsets.
This study seeks to examine the feasibility and acceptability of telephone-delivered personalised care compared with treatment as usual (TAU) for a subset of primary care CHD patients who have probable concurrent depression, and to explore the types of needs and problems identified by patients in collaboration with their case manager.
The author sought to identify a subset of intensive care unit (ICU) laboratory tests, which, because of their frequency of use, should be the focus of efforts to standardize test names in ICU information systems.
MSK Specialist Care : subset of specialty care providers (i.e., specialized physicians, orthopaedic surgeons and rheumatologists).
The decline of MRSA central line bloodstream infections among patients was seen in a subset of intensive care units participating in the National Healthcare Safety Network.
It is uncertain whether this is a causal relationship as severely hypocalcemic patients may represent a more severely ill subset of intensive care patients, requiring longer stays.
However, information is lacking on the specific factors that can encourage retention and improve performance for this particular subset of health care providers in this specific context.
The evidence of the contribution of PAs to general practice as a subset of primary care, mainly in the USA, was mixed in its findings across a range of measures constituting 'contribution' and somewhat limited in its generalisability.
9 These quality indicators were specifically developed by consensus methods as suitable for vulnerable older people, and a subset of Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders quality indicators are further identified as suitable for patients with advanced dementia and poor prognosis.
Vignon and colleagues show no changes of the E' wave in a rather small subset of intensive care unit patients, and again several issues have to be kept in mind.
