PRIZE FOR THE BEST PAPER SUBMITTED

Patient Classification Systems International (PCSI) will award a prize to the author of the best paper submitted and presented at the PCS International Working Conference.

The €2,000 prize is sponsored by PCSI. The prize is intended to reflect excellence in case mix research or case mix implementation research. Manuscripts can represent collaborative efforts between authors. Submitted manuscripts are to be evaluated by a subcommittee of the PCS International members and the prize is to be awarded on behalf of the PCS International organization.

In 2009, the 25th PCS International Working Conference is being held in Fukuoka, Japan. To be eligible for the prize, the author must meet the following criteria:

Submit an abstract to the PCS International conference and have the abstract accepted by the Scientific Committee; Submit the completed manuscript no later than the 12th of October, 2009, to ceum@ensp.unl.pt; The lead author must attend, and present the research at the PCS International conference in Fukuoka, Japan.

Submitted manuscripts will be evaluated by 5 members of PCS International. Evaluation of manuscripts will be based on originality, contribution to the field of case mix research/case mix implementation, level of rigor of methods and implications to the field of research. The prize will be awarded to the lead author at the 25th PCS International Working Conference.