Retrospective analysis of hospitalization costs using two payment systems: the diagnosis related groups (DRG) and the Queralt system, a newly developed case-mix tool for hospitalized patients
Júlia Folguera,
Elisabet Buj,
David Monterde
et al.
Abstract:Background
Hospital services are typically reimbursed using case-mix tools that group patients according to diagnoses and procedures. We recently developed a case-mix tool (i.e., the Queralt system) aimed at supporting clinicians in patient management. In this study, we compared the performance of a broadly used tool (i.e., the APR-DRG) with the Queralt system.
Methods
Retrospective analysis of all admissions occurred in any of the eight hospitals … Show more
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