Diagnosis-Related Groups

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.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): N03.219.521.710.305.200.080

MeSH Unique ID: D003953

Entry Terms:

• Group, Diagnosis-Related
• Groups, Diagnosis-Related
• Diagnosis-Related Group
• DRGs
• DRG
• Diagnostic-Related Group
• Diagnostic Related Group
• Diagnostic-Related Groups
• Group, Diagnostic-Related
• Group, Diagnostic Related
• Diagnosis Related Group
• Diagnosis Related Groups
• Group, Diagnosis Related
• Groups, Diagnosis Related
• Related Group, Diagnosis
• Related Groups, Diagnosis
• Groups, Diagnostic-Related
• Groups, Diagnostic Related
• Case Mix
• Case Mixes

Previous Indexing:

• Costs and Cost Analysis (1966-1985)

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Economics
Financing, Organized
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Reimbursement Mechanisms
Prospective Payment System
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Outliers, DRG