Do AR-DRGs adequately describe the trauma patient episode in New South Wales, Australia?

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-13

  Curtis, Kate ^a   Mitchell, Rebecca ^b   Dickson, Cara ^a   Black, Deborah ^c   Lam, Mary ^c  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Diagnosis Related Groups; Healthcare Costs; Hospital Economics; Injuries; Trauma; Treatment Costs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PILOT PROJECTS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054707380     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335831104000102     Document Type: Review

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