title: The DRG revolution.
abstract: The establishment of a federally initiated prospective reimbursement system using the concept of the diagnostic related group (DRG) marks a radical departure from the traditional retrospective formulas for hospital Medicare payment. A historical analysis of the revolutionary changes involving DRGs is presented, along with a discussion of the challenges confronting hospital-based social work.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States