Reforming reimbursement of public hospitals in Greece during the economic crisis: Implementation of a DRG system

Health Policy

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-22

  Polyzos, Nikolaos ^a   Karanikas, Haralampos ^b,c   Thireos, Eleftherios ^d   Kastanioti, Catherine ^b,c   Kontodimopoulos, Nick ^c  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b TEI of Lamia ^*  (Greece)

^c Health Procurement Committee (EPY)   (Greece)

^d Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity   (Greece)

Author keywords

DRGs; Efficiency; Financial crisis; Financing; Greece; Hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC CRISIS; GREECE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GREECE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; OUTLIERS, DRG; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 84870869851     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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