"Diagnosis-Related Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A system for classifying patient care by relating common characteristics such as diagnosis, treatment, and age to an expected consumption of hospital resources and length of stay. Its purpose is to provide a framework for specifying case mix and to reduce hospital costs and reimbursements and it forms the cornerstone of the prospective payment system.
| Descriptor ID |
D003953
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.710.305.200.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Diagnosis-Related Groups- Diagnosis-Related Groups
- Diagnosis Related Groups
- Diagnosis-Related Group
- Group, Diagnosis-Related
- Groups, Diagnosis-Related
- Groups, Diagnostic-Related
- Groups, Diagnostic Related
- Diagnostic-Related Group
- Diagnostic Related Group
- Diagnostic-Related Groups
- Group, Diagnostic-Related
- Group, Diagnostic Related
- DRGs
- DRG
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnosis-Related Groups" by people in Profiles.
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Hospitals' Diversity of Diagnosis Groups and Associated Costs of Care. Pediatrics. 2021 03; 147(3).
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Developing a template matching algorithm for benchmarking hospital performance in a diverse, integrated healthcare system. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jun 12; 99(24):e20385.
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Multiyear Rehospitalization Rates and Hospital Outcomes in an Integrated Health Care System. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 12 02; 2(12):e1916769.
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Variation in Family Experience of Pediatric Inpatient Care As Measured by Child HCAHPS. Pediatrics. 2017 Apr; 139(4).
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Differences in severity at admission for heart failure between rural and urban patients: the value of adding laboratory results to administrative data. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Apr 18; 16:133.
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Epidemiology of Hospitalizations Associated with Invasive Candidiasis, United States, 2002-20121. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 01; 23(1):7-13.
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Predictors of 30-day readmission and association with primary care follow-up plans. J Pediatr. 2013 Oct; 163(4):1027-33.
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Pediatric readmission prevalence and variability across hospitals. JAMA. 2013 Jan 23; 309(4):372-80.
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Incorporating statistical uncertainty in the use of physician cost profiles. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Mar 05; 10:57.
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Comorbidities, healthcare service utilization and costs for patients identified with painful DPN in a managed-care setting. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Jun; 25(6):1319-28.