DRGs and elective surgery. What's best for the provider? What's best for the patient?
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States