Diagnosis related groups
Key Facts
Abbreviation
DRG
Pronunciation
/ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs rɪˈleɪtɪd grups/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified
Examples in Context
- Objective To Provide statistical references for disease based payment reform with Diagnosis Related Groups ( DRGs ).
- Diagnosis Related Groups System ( DRGS ), very popular in the research of hospital management around the world, is a new method of case classification.
- The applied classification of cases diagnosis related groups promote hospital development
- Using retrospect method investigates 34 diagnosis related groups 2 981 inpatient case records in 1997-1999. Through inpatient expenditure analysis it had found that drug fee makes up main part of total expenditure;
- In order to overcome the irrational drug-use characterized by polypharmacy, we should learn something from the Diagnosis Related Groups / Prepayment System ( DRGS / PPS ).