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The analysis of medical care behaviors influencing New Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) based payment - focused on hospitalized patients with medical illness  

Lee, Kyunghee (Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University of Korea)
Wi, Seung Bum (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Medical center, Seoul Metropolitan Government)
Kim, Suk Il (College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Choi, Byoong Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Medical center, Seoul Metropolitan Government)
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Korea Journal of Hospital Management / v.25, no.2, 2020 , pp. 45-56 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate medical care behaviors influencing accuracy of the payment based New diagnosis-related groups (DRG) compared to fee for service (FFS) in hospitalized patients with medical illness. Methodology: In order to estimate the difference in medical costs between New DRG and FFS depending on medical care behaviors, medical records and hospital claims data (n=4,232) were utilized, which were collected from a single public hospital during the first-half of 2018. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, chi-square test, and multivariate binary logistic regression. Findings: The average difference in medical costs between New DRG and FFS were KRW 506,711±13,945 with incentives and KRW -51,506±12,979 without incentives, respectively. Forty-four point two percent (44.2%, n=1,872) of total subjects were shown to have negative compensation in overall medical costs with New DRG compared to the costs with FFS. Medical care behaviors that affected on the negative compensation were the presence of severe bed sores on admission, medical consultations, death, operations, medications and laboratory or imaging tests with unit price over KRW 100,000, hospital-acquired complications or underlying comorbidities, elderly patients (≧65 years), and hospitalized for more than average inpatient days defined by New DRG (p<0.001). The difference in average medical cost between New DRG and FFS for a group with mild illness was KRW -11,900±10,544, whereas it was KRW -196,800±46,364 for a group with severe illness (p<0.0001). Practical Implications: These findings suggest that New DRG payment model without incentives may incompletely cover the variation of medical costs in real clinical practice. Therefore, policy makers need to consider that the current New DRG reimbursement should be focused and refined to improve accuracy of payment on medical care resources utilized in severe and complex medical conditions.
Keywords
New Diagnosis Related Groups (New DRG); Fee for Service (FFS); Medical Care Costs; Medical Care Behavior;
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