"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Effectiveness of a Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 09; 38(12):2662-2670.
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Financial viability of endovascular aortic repair in the modern era. J Vasc Surg. 2021 02; 73(2):494-501.
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Assessing the Relative Contribution of Resident Versus Facility Characteristics Associated With Antipsychotic Medication Receipt Among Nursing Facility Residents. Med Care. 2019 10; 57(10):822-829.
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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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Comparative effectiveness of quality improvement interventions for pressure ulcer prevention in academic medical centers in the United States. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015 Jun; 41(6):246-56.
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Association of the position of a hospital-acquired condition diagnosis code with changes in medicare severity diagnosis-related group assignment. J Hosp Med. 2014 Nov; 9(11):707-13.
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Intensivist/patient ratios in closed ICUs: a statement from the Society of Critical Care Medicine Taskforce on ICU Staffing. Crit Care Med. 2013 Feb; 41(2):638-45.
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Addressing the impact of trauma before diagnosing mental illness in child welfare. Child Welfare. 2011; 90(6):69-89.
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Incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in a managed-care population. Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Sep; 34(9):704-8.
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The relationship between antidepressant prescription rates and rate of early adolescent suicide. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Nov; 163(11):1898-904.