Case-mix payment in Japanese medical care

Health Policy

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 282-286

  Okamura, Shinichi ^a   Kobayashi, Ryota ^a   Sakamaki, Tetsuo ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case mix payment; Diagnosis procedure combination; DPC; DRG; Japanese medical care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEE SCHEDULES; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 26844529780     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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