Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) and the Medicare Program, a Working Paper Using Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) in Hospital Payment: The New Jersey Experience

摘要

The work evaluates the experience of Diagnosis related groups (DRGs) in New Jersey, defines the climate of health care issues and how they lead to the use of DRGs to price hospital care and set reimbursement rates. The paper contains details concerning the implementation of the system, problems anticipated and unanticipated, and interim results, with comments on replicability.