| Title | Resource utilization groups. A patient classification system for long-term care |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1985 |
| Authors | Fries B.E, Cooney, Jr. L.M |
| Journal | Medical Care |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 110-22 |
| Date Published | Feb |
| Accession Number | 3919222 |
| Keywords | *Costs and Cost Analysis, *Diagnosis-Related Groups, *Health Resources/ut [Utilization], *Health Services Needs and Demand, *Health Services Research, *Long-Term Care/cl [Classification], Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Connecticut, Health Services Research/mt [Methods], Human, Reimbursement Mechanisms, Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
| Abstract | The ability to understand, control, manage, regulate, and reimburse nursing home care has been hampered by the unavailability of a classification system of long-term care patients. A study of 1,469 patients in Connecticut nursing homes has resulted in such a classification system that clusters patients with similar relative needs for resources, in particular, for nursing time. The nine groups formed can be used to develop a case-mix profile of the relative care needs of these patients, and their development demonstrates that only a few measures of the functional status of patients, rather than diagnosis or psychosocial/behavioral problems, are sufficient to form such a system. |
| Short Title | Medical careMedical care |
| Alternate Journal | Med Care |
