TY - JOUR
T1 - A year's experience in the application of DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) in urology
AU - Di Girolamo, V.
AU - Pompa, P.
AU - Da Pozzo, L.
AU - Colombo, R.
AU - Bertini, R.
AU - Rigatti, P.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The application of DRGs, since 1.1.1995, has brought about a radical change in the management of Hospital Departments. In Urology the new tariffs involve an average reduction in remuneration compared to those of 1994 for each single admission. The solution to problems arising from the application of DRGs must be sought in the improvement of efficiency in Departments and Services. At the Urology Department of S. Raffaele Hospital a general reorganization has been carried out in order to achieve the objective of greater efficiency: the average hospital stay has decreased by 50%, bed saturation is 93.5%, surgical operations have increased by 45%, the average weight per admission has decreased by 12%, due to a relative increase in the medium-small pathology. DRGs can bring about an improvement in Hospital efficiency, but they involve imbalances, the consequences of which will be evaluated in the near future.
AB - The application of DRGs, since 1.1.1995, has brought about a radical change in the management of Hospital Departments. In Urology the new tariffs involve an average reduction in remuneration compared to those of 1994 for each single admission. The solution to problems arising from the application of DRGs must be sought in the improvement of efficiency in Departments and Services. At the Urology Department of S. Raffaele Hospital a general reorganization has been carried out in order to achieve the objective of greater efficiency: the average hospital stay has decreased by 50%, bed saturation is 93.5%, surgical operations have increased by 45%, the average weight per admission has decreased by 12%, due to a relative increase in the medium-small pathology. DRGs can bring about an improvement in Hospital efficiency, but they involve imbalances, the consequences of which will be evaluated in the near future.
KW - DRG
KW - hospital management
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030483983
VL - 10
SP - 389
EP - 393
JO - Acta Urologica Italica
JF - Acta Urologica Italica
SN - 0394-2511
IS - 6
ER -