title: [Diagnostic related groups--testing of the system in a medical department].
abstract: In a prospective study we registered the lengths of stay for hospital care for diagnosis-related groups (DRG) for 980 consecutive admissions to a medium-sized medical department in Oslo. The DRG codes which should discriminate between high and low ages and between routine and complicated cases were found to differentiate well in an economic sense, based on the length of hospital stays. We conclude that the main principles of this American system can probably be used in Norway, although some modifications are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Avdeling for helsetjenesteforskning, Statens institutt for folkehelse, Oslo.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stene-Larsen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bergesen
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: McFadden
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nordhaug
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Abildgaard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011446:Prospective Studies
vernacular_title: Diagnoserelaterte grupper--utprøving av systemet i en medisinsk avdeling.