title: [Pilot trial of the Diagnosis Related Group and Prospective Payment System (DRG-PPS) in japan. No. 14, in series of articles: controversy and reform proposals concerning insured medical care in neurosurgery].
authors.affiliation: Sendai National Hospital, 2-8-8 Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-city, Miyagi 983-8520, Japan.
authors.forename: R Yoshiharu
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Sakurai
mesh_terms: D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007564:Japan; D009313:National Health Programs; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D011445:Prospective Payment System