Long M J
Department of Health Services Administration and Community Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton.
Healthc Manage Forum. 1993 Fall;6(3):47-50. doi: 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)61106-4.
Using data from a study that involved 500 U.S. acute care hospitals, the author examines the relationship between the profitability of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) and their DRG weight, and the similarity/difference of the most/least profitable DRGs across hospital types. Hospital administrators are cautioned that to engage in case mix management, they must use a management information system that provides the data necessary for determining the cost of treating each patient type within their own institution, not information derived from other facilities or other systems.
