Diagnosis-related group: Difference between revisions

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[[es:GRD]]

'''Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)''' are a classification of hospital case types into groups expected to have similar hospital resource use. The groupings are based on diagnoses (''using [[ICD]]''), procedures, age, sex, and the presence of complications or [[comorbidity|comorbidities]] (definitio from the [[Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]]).

'''Diagnosis-related groups''' are 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. They form the cornerstone of the prospective payment system (definition based on [[Medline]], 1997; Decision Group, 1999).