European Approaches to Patient Classification Systems

Author: Reiner Leidl
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0387524177

European Approaches to Patient Classification Systems: Methods and Applications Based on Disease Severity, Resource Needs and Consequences (Health S)

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European Approaches to Patient Classification Systems

The book discusses European approaches to classify patients.
Part 1 deals with classifications oriented towards diagnoses
and resource use, especiallyDiagnosis Related Groups
(DRGs). Part 2 is devoted to the measurement of theseverity
of chronic diseases by functional approaches, especially the
International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities
and Handicaps (ICIDH). Both parts include methodological
issues, the use of tools in Europe, and application
perspectives.

Cancer is a common disease with a devastating impact on the physical and psychological well being of patients. The diagnosis of cancer brings upon many clinical challenges and questions for which clear and simple answers are not always provided by modern medicine. To date, only limited therapeutic options are available for patients with advanced cancer. The recent shift toward targeted therapies has improved substantially patienta (TM)s survival, however, relapses are frequent and cure remains rare. This led patients and many health care managers to shift attention to the holistic approach of

"Cancer is a common disease with a devastating impact on the physical and psychological well being of patients. The diagnosis of cancer brings upon many clinical challenges and questions for which clear and simple answers are not always provided by modern medicine. To date, only limited therapeutic options are available for patients with advanced cancer. The recent shift toward targeted therapies has improved substantially patient's survival, however, relapses are frequent and cure remains rare. This led patients and many health care managers to shift attention to the holistic approach of trad

"Cancer is a common disease with a devastating impact on the physical and psychological well being of patients. The diagnosis of cancer brings upon many clinical challenges and questions for which clear and simple answers are not always provided by modern medicine. To date, only limited therapeutic options are available for patients with advanced cancer. The recent shift toward targeted therapies has improved substantially patient's survival, however, relapses are frequent and cure remains rare. This led patients and many health care managers to shift attention to the holistic approach of trad

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