Impact of the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination-based payment system in Japan

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-100

  Wang, Kai ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Chen, Ling ^b   Kato, Ken ^c   Kobayashi, Makoto ^d   Yamauchi, Kazunobu ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Aichi Medical Association Research Institute   (Japan)

^d Healtheconomics Research Group   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis classification; Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC); Fee For Service (FFS); Flat fee payment system; Health Insurance System; Medical fee system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; JAPAN; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 77949269622     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-008-9220-2     Document Type: Article

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