Systematically evaluating the impact of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) on health care delivery: A matrix of ethical implications

Health Policy

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 157-164

  Fourie, Carina ^a   Biller Andorno, Nikola ^a   Wild, Verina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost containment; Diagnosis related groups (DRGs); Ethics; Ethics frameworks; Health care reform; Provider payment system; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT; ETHICS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWITZERLAND;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84895927808     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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