Effects of a mandatory DRG payment system in South Korea: Analysis of multi-year nationwide hospital claims data

• Main Authors: Jae Woo Choi (Author), Seung-Ju Kim (Author), Hye-Ki Park (Author), Sung-In Jang (Author), Tae Hyun Kim (Author), Eun-Cheol Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 2002, a voluntary diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) payment system was introduced in South Korea for seven disease groups, and participation in the DRGs was mandated for all hospitals beginning in 2013. The primary aim of this study was to compare results reflective of patient c...