Case mix measures and diagnosis-related groups: Opportunities and threats for inpatient dermatology

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 582-588

  Hensen, P ^a   Furstenberg T ^a   Luger, T A ^a   Steinhoff, M ^a   Roeder, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case mix; Case mix index; Diagnosis related groups; DRG; Hospital funding; Inpatient dermatology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE MANAGEMENT; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 28544439301     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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