What is it about?
HRGs are used to measure average length of stay and cost in the English NHS. However, within each HRG there is a HUGE range in average LOS and costs between different specialties performing the 'same' activity.
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Why is it important?
This flaw in the HRG tariff creates financial imbalance.
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Part of a far longer series investigating serious flaws in the HRG tariff, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_Full.pdf
Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting
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This page is a summary of: Limitations of the HRG tariff: efficiency comparison, British Journal of Healthcare Management, January 2009, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2009.15.1.37899.
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