ARE DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUPS (DRG) REALLY RELATED? REPLY
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Diagnosis related groups.
History Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) were developed in the late 1960s by American researchers in response to the rising cost of health care. DRGs provide a finance and patient classification system using diagnosis, type of treatment, age and other related factors as the screening criteria. Hospitals are paid a predetermined amount of money for treating patients from a given DRG, regardless o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
سال: 1994
ISSN: 1034-4810,1440-1754
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1994.tb00610.x