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The political economy of diagnosis-related groups [PDF]

open access: yesSocial Science & Medicine, 2017
A well-established political economic literature has shown as multi-level governance affects the inefficiency of public expenditures. Yet, this expectation has not been empirically tested on health expenditures. We provide a political economy interpretation of the variation in the prices of 6 obstetric DRGs using Italy as a case study.
P. Bertoli, V. Grembi
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A New Case-Mix Classification Method for Medical Insurance Payment

open access: yesMathematics, 2022
Rapidly rising medical expenses can be controlled by a well-designed medical insurance payment system with the ability to ensure the stability and development of medical insurance funds.
Hongliang Liu   +3 more
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Diagnosis related groups

open access: yesMedical Journal of Australia, 1985
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme that groups patients according to their principal diagnoses, presence of a surgical procedure, age, presence or absence of significant complications, or discharge status. The DRGs represent the most significant change in US health care since the advent of Medicare. They were originally
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Common DRG System - the Future of Europe? A Response to Recent Commentary [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2015
This is a short piece in response to the “Heterogeneity of European DRG systems and potentials for a common EuroDRG system”1 by Alexander Geissler, Wilm Quentin and Reinhard Busse from the EuroDRG team.
Gerli Paat-Ahi
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Cholecystectomy and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs): Patient Classification and Hospital Reimbursement in 11 European Countries [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014
Background As part of the EuroDRG project, researchers from eleven countries (i.e. Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Spain) compared how their Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) systems deal with
Gerli Paat-Ahi   +2 more
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Profiling the clinical presentation of diagnostic characteristics of a sample of symptomatic TMD patients

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2012
Background Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients might present a number of concurrent clinical diagnoses that may be clustered according to their similarity.
e Silva Machado Luciana   +3 more
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Heterogeneity of European DRG Systems and Potentials for a Common Eurodrg System; Comment on “Cholecystectomy and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs): Patient Classification and Hospital Reimbursement in 11 European Countries” [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2015
Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) systems across Europe are very heterogeneous, in particular because of different classification variables and algorithms as well as costing methodologies. But, given the challenge of increasing patient mobility within Europe,
Alexander Geissler   +2 more
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Organizational and economic aspects of triplet therapy of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in the Russian healthcare setting

open access: yesФармакоэкономика, 2021
Background. The introduction of innovative drugs has significantly increased the treatment effectiveness in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), but the question of whether these expensive options can be financially secured remains ...
E. A. Pyadushkina   +6 more
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Diagnosis-Related Groups in Hand Surgery – a comparison of six European countries [Fallpauschalen in der Handchirurgie – ein Vergleich von sechs europäischen Ländern]

open access: yesGMS German Medical Science, 2012
[english]<br> Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) is a classification system, which groups patients according to their diagnosis and resource consumption.
Stahl, Stephane   +5 more
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The reimbursement system can influence the treatment choice and favor joint replacement versus other less invasive solutions in patients affected by osteoarthritis

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2023
Purpose The aim of this study was to assess how physicians perceive the role of the reimbursement system and its potential influence in affecting their treatment choice in the management of patients affected by osteoarthritis (OA).
Luca De Marziani   +13 more
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