THE PEDIATRIC HOME CARE/EXPENDITURE CLASSIFICATION MODEL (P/ECM): A HOME CARE CASE-MIX MODEL FOR CHILDREN FACING SPECIAL HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES

The Pediatric Home Care/Expenditure Classification Model (P/ECM): A Home Care Case-Mix Model for Children Facing Special Health Care Challenges

Case-mix classification and payment systems help assure that persons with similar needs receive similar amounts of care resources, which is a major equity concern for consumers, providers, and programs.Although health service programs for adults regularly use case-mix payment systems, programs providing health services to children and youth rarely

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Timing Of Primary Surgery for cleft palate (TOPS): protocol for a randomised trial of palate surgery at 6 months versus 12 months of age

Introduction Cleft palate is among the most common birth abnormalities.The success of primary surgery in the early months of life is crucial for successful feeding, speech, hearing, dental development and facial growth.Over recent decades, age at palatal surgery in infancy has reduced.This has led to palatal closure in one-stage procedures being ca

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