Summary of the Effects of DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Carefor Hospitalized Medicare Patients

摘要

Contents: The Effects of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality ofCare for Hospitalized Medicare Patients; Studying the Effects of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Care; Changes in Sickness at Admission Following the Introduction of the Prospective Payment System; Measuring Quality of Care With Explicit Process Criteria Before and After Implementation of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System; Changes in Quality of Care for Five Diseases Measured by Implicit Review, 1981 to 1986; Prospective Payment System and Impairment at Discharge; Comparing Outcomes of Care Before and After Implementation of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System; Quality of Care Before and After Implementation of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System.