"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 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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Udyavar NR, Salim A, Cornwell EE, Cooper Z, Haider AH. Do outcomes in emergency general surgery vary for minority patients based on surgeons' racial/ethnic case mix? Am J Surg. 2019 07; 218(1):42-46.
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McDonald JE, Deloney LA, Jambhekar K. Pulmonary arterial hypertension: Part 1: A review for an internist. J Ark Med Soc. 2014 Sep; 111(4):62-4.
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Sentell T, Unick GJ, Ahn HJ, Braun KL, Miyamura J, Shumway M. Illness severity and psychiatric hospitalization rates among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Psychiatr Serv. 2013 Nov 01; 64(11):1095-102.
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Ricks J, Molnar MZ, Kovesdy CP, Kopple JD, Norris KC, Mehrotra R, Nissenson AR, Arah OA, Greenland S, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Racial and ethnic differences in the association of body mass index and survival in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Oct; 58(4):574-82.
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Bonis PA, Pickens GT, Rind DM, Foster DA. Association of a clinical knowledge support system with improved patient safety, reduced complications and shorter length of stay among Medicare beneficiaries in acute care hospitals in the United States. Int J Med Inform. 2008 Nov; 77(11):745-53.
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Younis MZ, Younies HZ, Okojie F. Hospital financial performance in the United States of America: a follow-up study. East Mediterr Health J. 2006 Sep; 12(5):670-8.
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Forgione DA, Vermeer TE, Surysekar K, Wrieden JA, Plante CA. The impact of DRG-based payment systems on quality of health care in OECD countries. J Health Care Finance. 2004; 31(1):41-54.
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Melick CF, Buchbinder D, Coll DP, Moore S, Lee CC, Surysekar K, Wang TW, Forgione DA. The effects of knowledge management on surgeon behavior. J Health Care Finance. 2004; 31(1):31-40.
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McBean AM, Bubolz TA, Conde JG, Barosso GM. Use of Medicare services by elderly residents of Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2003 Jun; 22(2):111-8.
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Forgione DA, D'Annunzio CM. The use of DRGs in health care payment systems around the world. J Health Care Finance. 1999; 26(2):66-78.