Comparing diagnosis-related group systems to identify design improvements

Health Policy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-91

  Reid, Beth ^a   Sutch, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sutch Consulting International Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related groups; Hospital records; Information management; International classification of diseases

Indexed keywords

ALL PATIENT DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN REFINED DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL RECORD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL RECORDS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 43949133882     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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