Hospital payment system based on diagnosis related groups in Italy: Early effects on elderly patients with heart failure

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 347-355

  Brizioli, Enrico ^a   Fraticelli, Aureliano ^a   Marcobelli, Alberico ^b   Paciaroni, Enrico ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b Regione Marche ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Diagnosis related groups (DRG); Prospective payment system (PPS); Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RECURRENCE RISK;

EID: 0030293134     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(96)00741-8     Document Type: Article

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