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The Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC) database is a compilation of data from two sources, the Department of Health's Library and Information Services and King’s Fund Information and Library Service. Brief summaries about the types of data that these two sources contribute to HMIC are included below.

DH-Data is the database of the Department of Health's Library and Information Services and contains in excess of 174,000 records relating to health and social care management information. Coverage includes official publications, journal articles and grey literature on: health service policy, management and administration, with an emphasis on the British National Health Service; the quality of health services including hospitals, nursing, primary care and public health; the planning, design, construction and maintenance of health service buildings; occupational health; control and regulation of medicines; medical equipment and supplies; and social care and personal social services. The majority of records are from 1983 onwards, although coverage of departmental materials dates back to 1919. Over a quarter of records have abstracts.

King’s Fund Database holds records of the material in the library of the King's Fund, an independent health charity working to develop and improve the management of health and social care services. This library is open to the public. Its database contains over 70,000 records (1979 to date), mostly with a UK focus, on health management and services, social care, service development, and NHS organisation and administration. Records include books, pamphlets, government reports, abstracts of journal articles and a wide range of 'grey' literature.

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Accession Number
	DHb289990
Information Provider
	DH
Corporate Author
	Department of Health
Title
	[PbR and the Market Forces Factor (MFF) in 2013-14].e
Publisher Information
	London: Department of Health, 2013, 28p
Language
	English
URL
	https://www.gov.uk/government/pu...
Subject Headings
	NHS
    	payment by results
    	Price tariffs
    	Market forces
Abstract
	The purpose of the Market Forces Factor (MFF) is to estimate the unavoidable cost differences of
    	providing healthcare. Within PbR, the MFF directly funds providers for the relative level of unavoidable
    	costs they face. Accounting for unavoidable costs ensures a level basis across the country to provide
    	equal amounts of healthcare per pound. [Document abstract].
Notes
	With : Annex A : Composition of MFF; Annex B : The Staff Index; Annex C : Worked example calculation of
    	MFF; Annex D : Reference Cost Index(RCI); Annex E : Tariff Calculation; Annex F : Creating an index.
    	Gateway ref: 18768
    	Title taken from cover
    	Cross ref : Payment by Results guidance for 2013-14.
Publication Type
	Electronic resource
Library Publication Type
	Electronic resource 
Statement of Responsibility
	Department of Health
Update Code
	20130000
Year of Publication
	2013

Accession Number
	DHb289989
Information Provider
	DH
Corporate Author
	Department of Health
Title
	[Step-by-step guide: calculating the 2013-14 National Tariff].
Publisher Information
	London: Department of Health, 2013, 41p
Language
	English
URL
	https://www.gov.uk/government/pu...
Subject Headings
	NHS
    	payment by results
    	Price tariffs
    	Guides
Abstract
	The Department is committed to publishing a step-by-step guide to calculating the Payment by Results
    	(PbR) national tariff each year. This guide meets that commitment by describing the stages involved in
    	calculating the individual mandatory tariffs. 2013-14 is the final year that the Department of Health will
    	have responsibility for calculating the national tariff. In future years, Monitor and NHS Commissioning
    	Board will take on this responsibility for producing the tariff. The purpose of this guide is to describe the
    	iterations of the tariff calculation lifecycle, ie how the Department has calculated the 2013-14 mandatory
    	national tariff. This is summarised in the diagram at Annex D. This guide should not be confused with the
    	"Payment by Results Guidance for 2013-14", which covers the operation of PbR. [Document abstract].
Notes
	With : Annex A : Converting FCE-level costs to spell-level; Annex B : Calculation of trim points and excess
    	bed days; Annex C : Glossary of Terms; Annex D : Tariff Calculation Flow Chart
    	Gateway ref: 18768
    	Title taken from cover
    	Cross ref : Payment by Results guidance for 2013-14.
Publication Type
	Electronic resource
Library Publication Type
	Electronic resource
Statement of Responsibility
	Department of Health
Update Code
	20130000
Year of Publication
	2013

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