"Diagnosis-Related Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003953
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.710.305.200.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Diagnosis-Related Groups- Diagnosis-Related Groups
- Diagnosis Related Groups
- Diagnosis-Related Group
- Group, Diagnosis-Related
- Groups, Diagnosis-Related
- Groups, Diagnostic-Related
- Groups, Diagnostic Related
- Diagnostic-Related Group
- Diagnostic Related Group
- Diagnostic-Related Groups
- Group, Diagnostic-Related
- Group, Diagnostic Related
- DRGs
- DRG
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diagnosis-Related Groups" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diagnosis-Related Groups" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnosis-Related Groups" by people in Profiles.
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McGrath BM, Takamine L, Hogan CK, Hofer TP, Rosen AK, Sussman JB, Wiitala WL, Ryan AM, Prescott HC. Interpretability, credibility, and usability of hospital-specific template matching versus regression-based hospital performance assessments; a multiple methods study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jun 03; 22(1):739.
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Bravo F, Braun M, Farias V, Levi R, Lynch C, Tumolo J, Whyte R. Optimization-driven framework to understand health care network costs and resource allocation. Health Care Manag Sci. 2021 Sep; 24(3):640-660.
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Molling D, Vincent BM, Wiitala WL, Escobar GJ, Hofer TP, Liu VX, Rosen AK, Ryan AM, Seelye S, Prescott HC. Developing a template matching algorithm for benchmarking hospital performance in a diverse, integrated healthcare system. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jun 12; 99(24):e20385.
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Aiello FA, Judelson DR, Durgin JM, Doucet DR, Simons JP, Durocher DM, Flahive JM, Schanzer A. A physician-led initiative to improve clinical documentation results in improved health care documentation, case mix index, and increased contribution margin. J Vasc Surg. 2018 11; 68(5):1524-1532.
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Aiello FA, Roddy SP. Inpatient coding and the diagnosis-related group. J Vasc Surg. 2017 11; 66(5):1621-1623.
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Whitcomb WF, Lagu T, Krushell RJ, Lehman AP, Greenbaum J, McGirr J, Pekow PS, Calcasola S, Benjamin E, Mayforth J, Lindenauer PK. Experience with Designing and Implementing a Bundled Payment Program for Total Hip Replacement. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015 Sep; 41(9):406-13.
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Glaser J, Kuwayama D, Stone D, Schanzer A, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Powell R, Stanley A, Nolan B. Factors that determine the length of stay after carotid endarterectomy represent opportunities to avoid financial losses. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Oct; 60(4):966-72.e1.
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Tierney SJ, Seymour-Route P, Crawford S. Weighted staffing plans for better prediction of staffing needs. J Nurs Adm. 2013 Sep; 43(9):461-7.
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Kramer AA, Higgins TL, Zimmerman JE. The association between ICU readmission rate and patient outcomes. Crit Care Med. 2013 Jan; 41(1):24-33.
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Ozen A, Balasubramanian H. The impact of case mix on timely access to appointments in a primary care group practice. Health Care Manag Sci. 2013 Jun; 16(2):101-18.