title: Financial management and DRGs.
abstract: Healthcare providers face increasing financial risk as the federal government continues to refine the DRG-based prospective payment system. Healthcare providers that survive must establish systems that provide information in resource need, consumption and cost. The process illustrated in this article will help healthcare providers identify and establish the necessary systems.
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics*; D004180:Direct Service Costs; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States