
%0 Journal Article
%A Xiao, Jianguo 
%A Lee, Andy 
%A Ram Vemuri, Siva 
%T An assessment of the effects of casemix funding on hospital utilisation: A Northern Territory perspective
%J Australian Health Review
%D 2000/03/01
%V 23
%N 1
%P 122-136
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AH000122
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AH000122 
%X This article is concerned with the methodological issues of assessing the effects of casemixfunding on hospital utilisation. Time-series analysis and intervention analysis are proposedto ascertain the effects. It was found there had been a decline in average length of stay andnumber of bed-days, an increase in weighted separations for teaching and non-teachinghospitals, and no apparent increase of costliness in terms of a comprehensive casemix index.No evidence of decline in quality of care can be established in terms of readmission rates.The long-term effects of casemix funding, and specific issues in terms of the funding modelused, patients and cost shifting between hospital services and community health services,remain to be studied. 
