Abstract
This paper investigates the additional resources needed to care for patients with chronic conditions in Australian hospitals. A number of different methods are used to define chronic conditions, based on previous work. The analysis shows that within each Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) patients with chronic conditions utilize significant more resources than patients without. Since admissions within the same DRG are reimbursed at the same level, these results point to potential inefficiencies in the hospital reimbursement system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 304-308 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Journal of Social Science and Humanity |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- chronic diseases
- diagnosis related groups
- hospital patients
- medical care, cost of
- Australia