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  • Title: Data collection in consultation-liaison psychiatry: an evaluation of Casemix.
    Author: Ellen S, Lacey C, Kouzma N, Sauvey N, Carroll R.
    Journal: Australas Psychiatry; 2006 Mar; 14(1):43-5. PubMed ID: 16630196.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of Casemix as a data collection system for consultation-liaison psychiatry services. METHOD: Health information staff were requested to code psychiatric assessments and diagnosis prospectively for admissions to the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, between July 2002 and June 2004 using Casemix. RESULTS: Psychiatric assessments were requested on 2.5% of all hospital admissions (n = 2575). Casemix provided extensive demographic and hospital unit data for referred patients, is easy to set up, and is cost-free for the psychiatry service. CONCLUSIONS: Casemix can provide extensive meaningful data for consultation-liaison psychiatry services that could assist in the argument for greater funding of these services.
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