title: [Diagnosis-related groups: a comparative analysis of hospital activity in different countries].
abstract: Comparative study of hospital activities in the Novgorod district and nine countries of the European Community, carried out within the framework of the International Project CAMISE (Case Mix and Severity) of the European Community on the basis of the classification system for diagnosis-related groups, showed a lower Case Mix Index, a longer hospital stay for all major disease, and a lower surgical activity in the hospitals of the Novgorod district in comparison with other European countries. The detected differences are largely due to specific features in the organization of hospital service in Russia (no special hospitals for acute and chronic patients, no nursing homes) and insufficiently intensive therapeutic and diagnostic process.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Boiadzhian
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Gavrilova
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Gaenko
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Medik
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Podchalimova
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Rybakov
authors.forename: V O
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Shchepin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005062:European Union; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D012426:Russia; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014481:United States