"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Intensive Care Unit and Acute Care Unit Length of Stay After Congenital Heart Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 10; 110(4):1396-1403.
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Variation in Adjusted Mortality for Medical Admissions to Pediatric Cardiac ICUs. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 02; 20(2):143-148.
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2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: an American College of Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism collaborative initiative. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Nov; 65(11):2737-47.
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Interprofessional collaborative care reduces excess service utilization among individuals with chronic pancreatitis. J Healthc Qual. 2013 Sep-Oct; 35(5):41-6.
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Payer mix and EHR adoption in hospitals. J Healthc Manag. 2012 Nov-Dec; 57(6):435-48; discussion 449-50.
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Behavioural and emotional problems in people with severe and profound intellectual disability. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2011 Feb; 55(2):190-8.
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Hospital computerized provider order entry adoption and quality: An examination of the United States. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011 Jan-Mar; 36(1):86-94.
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Social skills and social phobia: an investigation of DSM-IV subtypes. Behav Res Ther. 2010 Oct; 48(10):992-1001.
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How well does diagnosis-based risk-adjustment work for comparing ambulatory clinical outcomes? Health Care Manag Sci. 2009 Dec; 12(4):420-33.
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Charges for hospital admissions attributable to health disparities for African-American patients, 1998-2002. J Natl Med Assoc. 2006 May; 98(5):690-4.