DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS NATURE AND APPROACHES IN THEIR INTRODUCTION IN THE BULGARIAN HEALTHCARE
Journal Title: Българско списание за обществено здраве (Bulgarian Journal of Public Health) - Year 2012, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim of current paper is to present the nature of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), formation of DRGs code, main terminology and basic concepts, which are used in their introduction as a mechanism for financing the hospital care. The use of DRGs in different countries has been presented as well as the development of the project under historical aspect in Bulgaria. On the basis of information available and of what has been achieved upto-now a proposal has been made to continue the project for the introduction of DRGs in the Bulgarian healthcare as well as practical steps and approaches that should be undertaken in medium- and long-term plan are outline.
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Petko Salchev
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