title: How DRGs are changing the hospital's information needs.
abstract: Increased competition and the move to prospective pricing are rapidly changing the information needs of the hospital board and management. Data on the various "products" that the hospital provides are now needed to accurately assess the marketplace, as well as the performance of members of the medical staff and individual department managers within the hospital. The author discusses what specific product line information is now needed and how the hospital can upgrade its information capabilities.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008331:Management Information Systems; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States