The impacts of DRG-based payments on health care provider behaviors under a universal coverage system: A population-based study

Health Policy

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 202-208

  Cheng, Shou Hsia ^a   Chen, Chi Chen ^a   Tsai, Shu Ling ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related group (DRG); Evaluation; Hospital; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROPENSITY SCORE; TAIWAN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TAIWAN; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84865964706     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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