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The political economy of diagnosis-related groups [PDF]
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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Comparison of Models for the Prediction of Medical Costs of Spinal Fusion in Taiwan Diagnosis-Related Groups by Machine Learning Algorithms [PDF]
ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to compare the performance of machine learning methods for the prediction of the medical costs associated with spinal fusion in terms of profit or loss in Taiwan Diagnosis-Related Groups (Tw-DRGs) and to apply these ...
Ching-Yen Kuo +3 more
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Background In 2013 the Swiss Diagnosis Related Groups ((Swiss)-DRG) was implemented in Intensive Care Units (ICU). Its impact on hospitalizations has not yet been examined.
Lionel Chok +7 more
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Impact of Diagnosis-Related Groups on Inpatient Quality of Health Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
The aim of this meta-analysis was to comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of Diagnosis-related group (DRG) based payment on inpatient quality of care.
Chen YJ +5 more
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Diagnosis-Related Groups' Payment Reform in Beijing
To the Editor: In 1983, a new prospective case‐based reimbursement system called diagnosis‐related groups (DRGs) emerged in the United States. Since then, this payment system has been widely applied by other developed countries, such as Australia ...
Wei-Ping Jiao
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A Game Model for Medical Service Pricing Based on the Diagnosis Related Groups. [PDF]
Background: Currently there are various issues that exist in the medical institutions in China as a result of the price-setting in DRGs, which include the fact that medical institutions tend to choose patients and that the payment standard for complex ...
Duan J, Lin Z, Jiao F.
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Hospitals account for about 40% of all healthcare expenditure in high-income countries and play a central role in healthcare provision. The ways in which they are paid, therefore, has major implications for the care they provide.
Robert Messerle, Jonas Schreyögg
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This cross-sectional study examines associations between the introduction and discontinuation of use of diagnosis-related groups and length of stay, volume of care, in-hospital mortality, and emergency readmission rates among patients in public acute ...
Yushan Wu +7 more
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Purpose Currently, China is piloting diagnosis-related groups (DRG) payment system in 30 cities. The main aim of this study was to explore the respondents’ impressions regarding the hospitals’ policies and physicians’ behavior change brought by the DRG ...
Lingli Zhang, Lihua Sun
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Nowadays, the use of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) has been increased to claim reimbursement for inpatient care. The overall benefits of using DRGs depend upon the accuracy of clinical coding to obtain reasonable reimbursement.
M. Islam, Guo-Hung Li, T. N. Poly, Y. Li
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