How do inpatients' costs, length of stay, and quality of care vary across age groups after a new case-based payment reform in China? An interrupted time series analysis

• Main Authors: Ya-jing Chen (Author), Xin-yu Zhang (Author), Xue Tang (Author), Jia-qi Yan (Author), Meng-cen Qian (Author), Xiao-hua Ying (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Context A patient classification-based payment system called diagnosis-intervention packet (DIP) was piloted in a large city in southeast China in 2018. Objective This study evaluates the impact of DIP payment reform on total costs, out-of-pocket (OOP) payments, length of stay (LOS), and qu...