title: Selected results from an evaluation of the New Jersey Diagnosis-Related Group System.
abstract: After briefly describing the New Jersey Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) system and comparing/contrasting it with the Medicare prospective payment plan, selected findings from an evaluation of the New Jersey DRG experience are presented. The discussion highlights the system's effect on ways in which hospitals are organized and managed, and its preliminary economic and financial impact.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006739:Hospital Administration; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare; D009515:New Jersey; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000379:methods; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States