Improving DRGs: Use of Procedure Codes for Assisted Respiration to Adjust for Complexity of Illness

Medicare's diagnosis related groups (DRGs) payment system has been criticized for not making adequate allowances for severity of illness differences within DRGs. The respiratory diseases major diagnostic category (MDC) has been a particular target; therefore, ability of several procedure codes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical care 1989-07, Vol.27 (7), p.750-757
Hauptverfasser:	Hughes, John S., Lichtenstein, Jeffrey, Magno, Linda, Fetter, Robert B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Connecticut Diagnosis related groups Diagnosis-Related Groups - methods Diseases Fees and Charges Humans Intubation Length of stay Length of Stay - economics Medical procedures Medicare Outliers Respiration Respiration, Artificial - economics Respiratory mechanics Severity of Illness Index Tracheostomy Tracheostomy - economics
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