New approaches to reimbursement schemes based on patient classification systems and their comparison

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-210

  Marazzi, Alfio ^a   Gardiol, Lucien ^b   Duong, Hong Dung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWITZERLAND;

CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OUTLIERS, DRG; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 38449094819     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148407781395928     Document Type: Article

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