Diagnosis Profile System

摘要

Saint Joseph Hospital, in Denver, has developed a computerized Diagnosis Profile System which provides a composite profile of health care services provided to its patient populus by the physicians and supporting staff. Practical use of these profiles is aimed at providing positive and negative feedback as an on-going evaluation tool in measuring specific health service utilization and the associated costs for those services performed. Increasing requirements of the government, accrediting groups, third party payors and specialty board recertification make this type of computerization necessary and possible. Benefits are derived through the assistance given the medical staff in performing a concurrent review of patient care for selected diagnoses and through providing current information on trends in the delivery of care and services.