Financial impact of introducing the Swiss-DRG reimbursement system on potentially avoidable readmissions at a university hospital

Financial impact of introducing the Swiss-DRG reimbursement system on potentially avoidable readmissions at a university hospital

QUESTION UNDER STUDY: Thirty-day readmissions can be classified as potentially avoidable (PARs) or not avoidable (NARs) by following a specific algorithm (SQLape®). We wanted to assess the financial impact of the Swiss-DRG system, which regroups some readmissions occurring within 18 days after dis...

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Main Authors: Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen, Jade Zufferey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2015-01-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
DRG
readmission
Financial impact
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1986

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