"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnosis-Related Groups" by people in Profiles.
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National estimates of case-mix, mortality, and economic outcomes among inpatient HIV/AIDS mono-infection and hepatitis C co-infection cases in the US. J Eval Clin Pract. 2019 Oct; 25(5):806-821.
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Hospital-Level Variation in Postpartum Readmissions. JAMA. 2017 05 23; 317(20):2128-2129.
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American College of Rheumatology criteria at inception, and accrual over 5 years in the SLICC inception cohort. J Rheumatol. 2014 May; 41(5):875-80.
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What role does body mass index play in hospital admission rates from the pediatric emergency department? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Sep; 29(9):974-8.
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Receipt of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Medicare managed care plans. JAMA. 2011 Feb 02; 305(5):480-6.
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Validation of claims-based diagnostic codes for idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a commercially-insured population. Thromb Haemost. 2010 Jun; 103(6):1203-9.
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JAK2(V617F): Prevalence in a large Chinese hospital population. Blood. 2007 Jan 01; 109(1):339-42.
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Characteristics of patients receiving or foregoing resuscitation at the time of cardiopulmonary arrest. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 Sep; 45(9):1118-22.
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The effects of mental dysfunction on nursing home care. Soc Sci Med. 1989; 28(4):399-403.