title: The DRG dilemma.
abstract: Government agencies and insurance companies are increasingly utilizing diagnosis-related group databases to evaluate physician and hospital practices. However, the average practicing physician and physician executive has little or no knowledge of his own or his institution's profile.
authors.affiliation: Moreland Group, Inc., Monroe, Ga., USA. cmoreland@themorelandgroupinc.com
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Moreland
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bloom
mesh_terms: D039702:Current Procedural Terminology; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008499:Medical Records; D014481:United States