Quality of generated Diagnosis Related Groups in Italian Respiratory Intermediate Care Units

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-18

  Potena, A ^a   Ballerin, L ^a   Putinati, S ^a   Piattella, M ^a   Cellini, M ^b   Buniolo, C ^c   Cavalli, A ^d   Rampulla, C ^d   Gorini, M ^d   Corrado, A ^d   Confalonieri, M ^e  

^a Azienda Arcisp S Anna of Ferrara   (Italy)

^b ASL Ferrara   (Italy)

^c QUBIsoft   (Italy)

^d AiPo Agenzia Interregionale per il fiume Po   (Italy)

^e Department of Mathematics and Geosciences University of Triest   (Italy)

Author keywords

DRG; ICD9; ICD9 CM; Respiratory failure; Respiratory Intermediate Care Units

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CODING; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WARD;

EID: 4444361357     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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