Coronary artery bypass grafts and diagnosis related groups: patient classification and hospital reimbursement in 10 European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prospective reimbursement of hospitals through the grouping of patients into a finite number of categories (Diagnosis Related Groups, DRGs), is common to many European countries. However, the specific categories used vary greatly across countries, using different characteristics to define group boundaries and thus those characteristics which result in different payments for treatment. In order to assist in the construction and modification of national DRG systems, this study analyses the DRG systems of 10 European countries.

Aims

To compare the characteristics used to categorise patients receiving a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery into DRGs. Further, to compare the structure into which DRGs are placed and the relative price paid for patients across

SUBMITTER: Gaughan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4052634 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature