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Explaining resource consumption among non-normal neonates

The adoption by Medicare in 1983 of prospective payment using diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) has stimulated research to develop case-mix grouping schemes that more accurately predict resource consumption by patients. In this article, the authors explore a new method designed to improve case-mix cla...

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Autores principales: Schwartz, Rachel M., Michelman, Thomas, Pezzullo, John, Phibbs, Ciaran S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 1991
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10122360
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Sumario:The adoption by Medicare in 1983 of prospective payment using diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) has stimulated research to develop case-mix grouping schemes that more accurately predict resource consumption by patients. In this article, the authors explore a new method designed to improve case-mix classification for newborns through the use of birth weight in combination with DRGs to adjust the unexplained case-mix severity. Although the findings are developmental in nature, they reveal that the model significantly improves our ability to explain resource use.