PATIENT CLASSIFICATION AND HOSPITAL COSTS OF CARE FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN NINE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Abstract
This study contributes to the literature on the performance of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients by evaluating in nine countries the factors--in addition to DRGs--that affect costs or length of stay and comparing the variation that can be explained with or without DRGs. We evaluate whether the existing DRGs for AMI patients would benefit from additional patient-related and treatment-related factors...
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Title
PATIENT CLASSIFICATION AND HOSPITAL COSTS OF CARE FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN NINE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Published Date
Jul 19, 2012
Journal
Volume
21
Issue
S2
Pages
19 - 29
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