Question: With two or three examples of where the AR-DRG had split to allow for patients of different age or complexity in the current version of AR-DRGs in use in Australia. given the nature of the UTS hospital''s patients.
Outline to the executives the implications of changing AR-DRG version
Stephen, D & Sharon, W. 2011, 4THedn ,'The Australian health care system'. Oxford University press, Australia.
I have chosen chapter 1 named ‘Frameworks for Analysis'.
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This topic described the relation among need, demand, supply of health sector which is framed within a social and political context. To conduct a health service research it is important to consider social and political environment. When we focus on patients experiences about health service, we see that a variety of issues come out. Some patients are satisfied with health care services but some are not.
They can find a many lacking in health sector. In this topic , author described a successful model, design of health organisation and their services like health insurance, stakeholder and stewardship. He said this stewardship framework can change the shape of the overall health care system.so this description will meets the patient's needs.
Therefore it can be said that this topic is logical and well researched. And also it can be said that it is enough elaborate and have maintained a balance among different model, design and principle of health system.
Health sector model, design, problem and possible solution are described in this topic will help us to understand the whole picture of Australian health care system easily.