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dc.contributor.authorBrügger, Urs-
dc.contributor.authorEichler, Klaus-
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-23T10:18:12Z-
dc.date.available2018-11-23T10:18:12Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/13196-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Diagnosis related groups (DRG) are a reimbursement system used by hospitals in an increasing number of countries. However, there is ongoing debate on the effects and possible side-effects of this type of system. Objectives: To collect evidence about the impact of introducing a DRG reimbursement system in an acute inpatient hospital setting on: (1) health care costs, (2) quality of care and (3) access to care and equity. Design: Literature review (scoping study). Data sources: Searches of PubMed, Cochrane Library and ABI/Inform; conducted between January 1980 and March 2009 and targeted journal articles in English and German. Review methods: Study designs included: Controlled studies, “pre-post” studies, aggregated evidence (reviews). Outcomes: (1) health care costs (e.g., costs, productivity and up-coding), (2) quality of care (e.g., mortality rate, readmission rate and work satisfaction of professionals) and (3) access to care and equity (e.g., waiting lists and indicators for risk selection). Results: The main results regarding the three outcome domains are: (1) The literature suggests that there may have been a reduction of costs and an increase in efficiency following the introduction of DRG. However, there are studies that indicate that costs were not contained and that efficiency may have even gone down. (2) There was no measurable reduction in quality of care if one looks at mortality or readmission rates. Some minor quality reductions in other areas were reported in a few studies. (3) There may have been an adverse effect on equity/equal access; however, the evidence is very weak and the findings do not suggest an effect of large magnitude. Conclusions: The scientific literature seems to suggest that the overall effect of DRG has been limited, both in terms of positive effects (cost containment) and negative effects (reduction in quality of care and equity/equal access).de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subject.ddc362: Gesundheits- und Sozialdienstede_CH
dc.titleImpact of introducing a DRG reimbursement system in an acute impatient hostpital setting : a literature reviewde_CH
dc.typeKonferenz: Paperde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitWinterthurer Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie (WIG)de_CH
zhaw.conference.detailsHTAi 7th Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 6-9 June 2010de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewNot specifiedde_CH
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Brügger, U., & Eichler, K. (2010). Impact of introducing a DRG reimbursement system in an acute impatient hostpital setting : a literature review. HTAi 7th Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 6-9 June 2010.
Brügger, U. and Eichler, K. (2010) ‘Impact of introducing a DRG reimbursement system in an acute impatient hostpital setting : a literature review’, in HTAi 7th Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 6-9 June 2010.
U. Brügger and K. Eichler, “Impact of introducing a DRG reimbursement system in an acute impatient hostpital setting : a literature review,” in HTAi 7th Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 6-9 June 2010, 2010.
BRÜGGER, Urs und Klaus EICHLER, 2010. Impact of introducing a DRG reimbursement system in an acute impatient hostpital setting : a literature review. In: HTAi 7th Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 6-9 June 2010. Conference paper. 2010
Brügger, Urs, and Klaus Eichler. 2010. “Impact of Introducing a DRG Reimbursement System in an Acute Impatient Hostpital Setting : A Literature Review.” Conference paper. In HTAi 7th Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 6-9 June 2010.
Brügger, Urs, and Klaus Eichler. “Impact of Introducing a DRG Reimbursement System in an Acute Impatient Hostpital Setting : A Literature Review.” HTAi 7th Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 6-9 June 2010, 2010.


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