New prospective payment system in Japan

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1617-1619

  Ishikawa, Kazuhiro ^a   Yamamoto, Masato ^a   Kishi, Donald T ^b   Nabeshima, Toshitaka ^a,c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Graduate School of Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 23044508007     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp040487     Document Type: Short Survey

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