Diagnosis-Related Groups

Synonyms

Case Mix

Case Mixes

DRG

DRGs

Diagnosis Related Groups

Diagnosis-Related Group

Diagnostic Related Group

Diagnostic-Related Group

Diagnostic-Related Groups

Group, Diagnosis-Related

Group, Diagnostic Related

Group, Diagnostic-Related

Groups, Diagnosis-Related

Groups, Diagnostic Related

Groups, Diagnostic-Related

A system for classifying patient care by relating common characteristics such as diagnosis, treatment, and age to an expected consumption of hospital resources and length of stay. Its purpose is to provide a framework for specifying case mix and to reduce hospital costs and reimbursements and it forms the cornerstone of the prospective payment system.