Funding of South Australian public hospitals.
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Since the 1994-95 financial year, inpatient episodes of care in South Australian public hospitals have been funded according to their casemix. This paper describes the current funding system, sets it in some context and examines what can be established about hospital performance.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association
دوره 25 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002