Association of the Swiss Diagnosis-Related Group Reimbursement System With Length of Stay, Mortality, and Readmission Rates in Hospitalized Adult Patients

In 2012, hospital reimbursement in Switzerland changed from a fee-for-service per diem system to a diagnosis-related group (SwissDRG) system. Whether this change in reimbursement is associated with harmful implications for quality of care and patient outcomes remains unclear.To examine the association of the SwissDRG implementation with length of hospital stay (LOS), in-hospital mortality, and 30-day readmission rates in the overall adult...