Hi, I'm carrying out a research that aims at investigating the relationship between the Diagnosis Related Group weight (DRGW) and the complexity of the procedure. in other words, I'm interested in knowing if the DRGW is dependent on the complexity of the procedures or not. My experience is that the DRGW is exponentially increasing with the complexity (Italian dataset analysis), but I would be pleased to have a feedback or literature of reference. Moreover, I hypothesize that there would be a relation also between the volume of the procedures provided and the complexity of the same procedures. Can anyone help me in my research?
Thanks in advance.
Cinzia Muriana
Dear Cinzia,
These articles may be of interest to you.
Best wishes,
Julio
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193204/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20137965
https://books.google.com.py/books?id=yGBFBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA328&lpg=PA328&dq=diagnosis+related+group+weight+and+the+complexity+of+the+procedure.&source=bl&ots=65cm9roSs4&sig=vkR2U4LrE-f3vYtVHNeNZ1sumsw&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjckYbtv9XOAhXpCcAKHdAqCzoQ6AEIJTAI#v=onepage&q=diagnosis%20related%20group%20weight%20and%20the%20complexity%20of%20the%20procedure.&f=false
Hi Cinzia,
Is a very interesting topic, I would like to contribute with you. Please tell us what kind of help do you need? My email is [email protected]