Description: Diagnosis-Related Groups in Europe : Moving Towards Transparency, Efficiency and Quality in Hospitals, Paperback by Busse, Reinhard (EDT); Geissler, Alexander (EDT); Quentin, Wilm (EDT); Wiley, Miriam (EDT), ISBN 0335245579, ISBN-13 9780335245574, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) systems were introduced in Europe to increase the transparency of services provided by hospitals and to incentivise greater efficiency in the use of resources invested in acute hospitals. In many countries, these systems were also designed to contribute to improving – or at least protecting – the quality of care. After more than a decade of experience with using DRGs in Europe, this book considers whether the extensive use of DRGs has contributed towards achieving these objectives. Written by authors with extensive experience of these systems, this book is a product of the EuroDRG project and constitutes an important resource for health policy-makers and researchers from Europe and beyond. Th is intended to contribute to the emergence of a 'common language’ that will facilitate communication between researchers and policy-makers interested in improving the functioning and resourcing of the acute hospital sector. Th includes:A clearly structured introduction to the main 'building blocks’ of DRG systemsAn overview of key issues related to DRGs including their impact on efficiency, quality, unintended effects and technological innovation in health care12 country chapters - Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and SwedenClearly structured and detailed information about the most important DRG system characteristics in each of these countriesUseful insights for countries and regions in Europe and beyond interested in introducing, extending and/ or optimising DRG systems within the hospital sector
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Book Title: Diagnosis-Related Groups in Europe : Moving Towards Transparency,
Number of Pages: 568 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Diagnosis-Related Groups in Europe : Moving Towards Transparency, Efficiency and Quality in Hospitals
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Education
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Health Care Delivery, General, Practice Management & Reimbursement
Item Weight: 24.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Medical
Author: Miriam M. Wiley, Alexander Geissler, Wilm Quentin, Reinhard Busse
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Book, Other
