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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Diagnosis-Related Groups
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Grupos Diagnósticos Relacionados
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Grupos Diagnósticos Relacionados
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Synonyms English:
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Case Mix
Case Mixes
DRG
DRGs
Diagnosis Related Groups
Diagnosis-Related Group
Diagnostic Related Group
Diagnostic-Related Group
Diagnostic-Related Groups
Group, Diagnosis-Related
Group, Diagnostic Related
Group, Diagnostic-Related
Groups, Diagnosis-Related
Groups, Diagnostic Related
Groups, Diagnostic-Related
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Tree Number:
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N03.219.521.710.305.200.080
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Definition English:
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A system for classifying patient care by relating common characteristics such as diagnosis, treatment, and age to an expected consumption of hospital resources and length of stay. Its purpose is to provide a framework for specifying case mix and to reduce hospital costs and reimbursements and it forms the cornerstone of the prospective payment system. |
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History Note English:
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92; was DIAGNOSTIC RELATED GROUPS 1986-91; was CASE MIX see under COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS 1982-85; DIAGNOSTIC RELATED GROUPS was see CASE MIX 1982-85
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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30327
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Unique Identifier:
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D003953
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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