Introduction of DRG-based reimbursement in inpatient psychosomatics-an examination of cost homogeneity and cost predictors in the treatment of patients with eating disorders

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 383-390

  Haas, Laura ^a   Stargardt, Tom ^b   Schreyoegg, Jonas ^b,c   Schlösser, Rico ^d   Hofmann, Tobias ^a   Danzer, Gerhard ^a   Klapp, Burghard F ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES STRALSUND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related per diem rates; Eating disorders; Inpatient treatment costs; Mental health; Prospective payment; Psychosomatics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REIMBURSEMENT;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE;

EID: 84867534313     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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