Investigating DRG cost weights for hospitals in middle income countries

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-264

  Ghaffari, Shahram ^a,b   Doran, Christopher ^a   Wilson, Andrew ^a   Aisbett, Chris ^c   Jackson, Terri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Social Security Organization   (Iran)

^c LAETA Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical costing; Cost modelling; DRG cost weights; Iran

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL COST; IRAN;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; IRAN;

EID: 71049164565     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.948     Document Type: Article

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