December 22, 2011Langenbeck s Archives of SurgeryOpen Access

Appendectomy and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs): patient classification and hospital reimbursement in 11 European countries

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Population

Hospital cases with a diagnosis of appendicitis treated with a procedure of appendectomy across 11 European…

Comparison

Diagnosis-related groups classification… vs Comparison across 11 European countries

Design

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Authors

WQWilm QuentinTechnische Universität Berlin DSDavid Scheller‐KreinsenWissenschaftliches Institut der AOK AGAlexander GeißlerUniversity of St.Gallen

Discussion

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Implication

May create reimbursement inequities for appendectomy; Level 5 data leaves optimal DRG harmonization open.

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Population

Hospital cases with a diagnosis of appendicitis treated with a procedure of appendectomy across 11 European countries

Intervention

Diagnosis-related groups (DRG) classification algorithms and indicators of resource consumption

Comparator

Comparison across 11 European countries

Outcome

DRG classification variables, number of DRGs, resource intensity, and quasi prices for standardized case vignettes

There are large variations in how European DRG systems classify and reimburse appendectomy patients, highlighting the need for optimization to ensure fair reimbursement.

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Quentin et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e301c7f55e1ae3983e0fc https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-011-0877-5

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Appendectomy and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs): patient classification and hospital reimbursement in 11 European countries

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Appendectomy and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs): patient classification and hospital reimbursement in 11 European countries

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Implication

Structured PICO

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