
%0 Journal Article
%A Dowling, John 
%T The strategy of casemix
%J Australian Health Review
%D 1995/09/01
%V 18
%N 4
%P 105-115
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AH950105
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AH950105 
%X While the political debate rages over whether casemix brings economic benefitsfor Australian health care, managers are observing a pragmatic change to theirbusiness and some are using casemix to understand and manage their businessbetter. Casemix is a useful tool in this environment of increasing managementaccountability and process re-engineering.This article reviews casemix from a process innovation perspective; commentson its real use for strategic health care management; and suggests a simple matrixused by St John of God hospitals throughout Australia to implement and measureprogress towards quality casemix-managed hospitals. The management motivationfor this matrix was to promote hospital resourcing decisions supplemented bycasemix information. 
