The effects of DRGs-based payment compared with cost-based payment on inpatient healthcare utilization: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The effects of DRGs-based payment compared with cost-based payment on inpatient healthcare utilization: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Elsevier).
Diagnosis related groups (DRGs)-based payment is increasingly used worldwide to control hospital costs instead of pre-existing cost-based payment, but the results of evaluations vary. A systematic analysis of the effects of DRGs-based payment is needed. This study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the effects of DRGs-based payment and cost-based
payment on inpatient health utilization in terms of length of stay (LOS), total
inpatient spending per admission and readmission rates.
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Policy-makers considering adopting DRGs-based payment should pay more attention
to the hospital readmission rates compared with cost-based payment.
Quelle: Elsevier, 25.01.2020
