title: Fiscal implications of a childhood disorder DRG.
abstract: There is considerable interest in the development of a viable prospective payment system for psychiatry. Under the currently proposed system, all child/adolescent psychiatric admissions would be assigned to a single DRG. An alternative set of three DRGs, based on a service variable, were previously identified. Assuming no decrease in the per diem cost for extended lengths of stay, the eight public hospitals in the sample would be compensated at 54% of cost using the single-DRG model and at 83% of cost using the three-DRG model.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Christ
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsemberis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D009519:New York City; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics*