Effects of the per diem prospective payment system with DRG-like grouping system (DPC/PDPS) on resource usage and healthcare quality in Japan

Hironori Hamada, Miho Sekimoto and Yuichi Imanaka

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 107, issue 2, 194-201

Abstract: In 2003, Japan introduced the prospective payment system (PPS) with diagnosis-related groups (DRG) rearranged grouping system called the diagnostic procedure combination/per-diem payment system (DPC/PDPS). Even after eight years, little is known about the effects of DPC/PDPS. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of DPC/PDPS on resource usage and healthcare quality.

Keywords: Fees and charges; Health resources; Quality of health care; Prospective payment system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.01.002

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