Appendectomy and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs): Patient classification and hospital reimbursement in 11 European countries

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 397, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-326

  Quentin, Wilm ^a   Scheller Kreinsen, David ^a   Geissler, Alexander ^a   Busse, Reinhard ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Diagnosis related groups; Economics; Europe; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP SYSTEM; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FINLAND; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT INFORMATION; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 84858863977     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: 14352451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-011-0877-5     Document Type: Article

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