Talk:Medical classification

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[edit] What

What about BNO (BNO-10), the classification system coming from Bertillon, which is used in Hungary for example? SyP 05:04, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind, it's ICD. SyP 05:06, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Missing APC

I am only a very basic layman with medical coding, but this list needs (and Wikipedia needs an article) on Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC), often used in such situations as "APC Hospital Outpatient" or similar designation. --Bobak 16:28, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Case Mix Index

In the discussion of Case Mix Index (CMI) there is a statement that cost is calculated by using CMI. The example says that if the average cost for a patint is $1000 and the CMI is .80 then the cost is $1000/.80 or $1250. Likewise if the CMI is 1.25 and the cost is $1000 then the cost is $800. Correct me if I am wrong but CMI relates to severity of illness, so if the CMI goes up why would cost go down? Likewise for the CMI going down. Cost is directly affected by the rise and fall of CMI not the opposite. Please tell me if I am wrong. Thanks, Dale Walker