Interhospital Differences in Severity of Illness: Problems for Prospective Payment Based on Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs)

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 313, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 20-24

  Horn, Susan D ^a   Bulkley, Gregory ^a   Sharkey, Phoebe D ^a   Chambers, Angela F ^a   Horn, Roger A ^a   Schramm, Carl J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0021807893     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198507043130105     Document Type: Article

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