Upcoding - Does it jeopardize the use of diagnosis related groups (DRG?);Upcoding - Eine gefahr fur den einsatz von diagnosis - Related groups (DRG)?

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 125, Issue 28-29, 2000, Pages 852-856

  Lüngen, Markus ^a   Lauterbach, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; REIMBURSEMENT; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INSURANCE; METHODOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING;

EID: 0034647380     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7019     Document Type: Article

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