Impact of the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination-based payment system on cardiovascular medicine-related costs

International Heart Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 855-866

  Yasunaga, Hideo ^a   Ide, Hiroo ^a   Imamura, Tomoaki ^a   Ohe, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis procedure combination; Per case payment; Per day payment

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS PROCEDURE COMBINATION BASED PAYMENT SYSTEM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COST; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; MEDICAL FEE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM;

EID: 33644874774     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.46.855     Document Type: Article

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