See Also: diagnosis-related groups(medicine)
diagnosis-related group(medicine)
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments(tourism)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
age groups(medicine)
self-help groups(medicine)
minority groups(medicine)
occupational groups(medicine)
matched groups(medicine)
focus groups(medicine)

diagnosis-related groups (medicine)


diagnosis-related groups


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.