title: Morbidity Related Groups (MRG) for Epidemiological Analysis in Outpatient Treatment.
abstract: Each patient in outpatient treatment is assigned per quarter and corresponding physician to a case group that is strongly related to the morbidity (Morbidity Related Group, MRG). MRG is defined by the drug group on a four character level in the international anatomic-therapeutic-chemical (ATC) classification with the largest costs as an indicator for the severity of the drug treatment. Using severity levels we get a risk adjustment with respect to age and polypharmacy as an indicator for multimorbidity and treatment intensity. By application of MRG groups we generate a patient type classification in relation to physicians and a distance structure of the medical disciplines.
authors: MDK Nord, Lübeck, Germany.
authors: Reinhard
authors: R
authors: Schuster
authors: KV Schleswig-Holstein, Bad Segeberg, Germany.
authors: Timo
authors: T
authors: Emcke
authors: MDK Nord, Lübeck, Germany.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: von Arnstedt
authors: MDK Nord, Lübeck, Germany.
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Heidbreder
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D010045:Outpatients / Q000145:classification*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000145:classification*; D010820:Physicians
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations