Interhospital Differences in Severity of Illness: Problems for Prospective Payment Based on Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs)

Keyphrases

• Case Mix Index 20%
• Classification System 20%
• Diagnosis-related Groups 100%
• Disease Severity 100%
• Health Care Costs 20%
• Health Care Financing Administration 20%
• Hospital Characteristics 20%
• Hospital Inpatients 20%
• Interhospital 100%
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology 20%
• Paediatric Services 20%
• Patient Characteristics 20%
• Patient Classification 20%
• Patient Discharge 20%
• Prospective Payment 100%
• Severely Ill Patients 20%
• Trained Personnel 20%

Nursing and Health Professions

• Case Mix 20%
• Diagnosis Related Groups 100%
• Disease 100%
• Health Care Financing 20%
• Hospital Discharge 20%
• Hospital Inpatient 20%
• Obstetric Operation 20%
• Patient Coding 20%
• Prospective Payment 100%

Medicine and Dentistry

• Case Mix 20%
• Diagnosis-Related Group 100%
• Disease 100%
• Gynecology 20%
• Health Care Cost 20%
• Health Care Financing 20%
• Hospital Inpatient 20%
• Medical Care 20%
• Medicine 20%
• Obstetric Operation 20%
• Pediatrics 20%