National Casemix Office
The National Casemix Office (NCO) designs and refines classifications that are used by the English NHS to describe healthcare ACTIVITY.
Description
The National Casemix Office (NCO) designs and refines classifications that are used by the English NHS to describe healthcare ACTIVITY. These classifications underpin the National Tariff Payment System from costing through to payment, and support local commissioning and performance management.
The National Casemix Office enables the NHS to:
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support ACTIVITY costing
: to inform the National Tariff Payment System processes
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provide information:
to support epidemiological studies and service planning
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enable providers and commissioners to use HRGs to benchmark and performance manage
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For further information on the National Casemix Office, see the NHS England website at: National Casemix Office.
Also Known As
This Supporting information is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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Formerly | The Casemix Service |
Short name | NCO |
Where Used
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Supporting Information | Healthcare Resource Group | references in description National Casemix Office |
Supporting Information | National Casemix Office | references in description National Casemix Office |
Supporting Information | Supporting Definitions Menu | references in description National Casemix Office |
Supporting Information | Supporting Definitions Menu | references in description National Casemix Office |