The Development of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs)
{"Image DocumentName": "The Development of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs)", "Image ImageDescription": "In 1982, the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) modified Medicare hospital reimbursement limits to include a case mix adjustment based on DRGs. In 1983, Congress amended the Social Security Act to include a national DRG-based hospital prospective payment system for all Medicare patients. The design and development of the DRGs began in the late 1960\u2019s at Yale University. The initial motivation for developing the DRGs was to create a system for monitoring the quality of care and the utilization of clinical resources in the inpatient setting. DRGs are a patient classification system that provides a methodology of relating the type of patients a hospital treats (i.e. the case mix) to the costs incurred by the hospital. Property of Wellspring Partners. Reproduction prohibited without express permission.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}