Background This study aimed to evaluate the impact of diagnosis-related group (DRG)
payments on health-care providers' behavior and the potential best course of action to make …

Purpose Currently, China is piloting diagnosis-related groups (DRG) payment system in 30
cities. The main aim of this study was to explore the respondents' impressions regarding the …

Background There has been a growing interest in using diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
payment to reimburse inpatient care worldwide. But its effects on healthcare and health …

Abstract Background Diagnosis-Related-Group (DRG) payment is considered a crucial
means of addressing the rapid increases of medical cost and variation in cost. This paper …

Summary Purpose Diagnosis‐related groups (DRGs)‐based payment is an important tool
for containment of inpatient expenditure rise in many countries. As a major developing …

Objective: To investigate the practical value of diagnosis related groups (DRGs) according to
payment for assessing the performance of public hospitals. Methods: According to a random …

Background: The voluntary diagnosis-related groups (DRG)-based payment system was
introduced in 2002 and the government mandated participation in the DRG for all hospitals …

Introduction In recent years, China has implemented the Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG)
payment system as part of its healthcare insurance reimbursement policy. Numerous studies …

Fourth, the overall DRG rate is determined based on a historical cost level and budgetary
cost, which has not been adjusted since the beginning of reform. There were no information …

Background: China has implemented numerous pilots to shift its hospital payment
mechanism from the traditional retrospective cost-based system to prospective diagnosis …