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Profitable and unprofitable DRGs: the implications for access.

M J Long1, J D Chesney, S T Fleming

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta.

Health Services Management Research
|January 8, 1993
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Hospitals prioritize patients who generate accounting profit, potentially denying care to those causing losses. Hospital characteristics like bed size and teaching status influence which Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) are profitable, impacting patient access.

Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Hospital Management
  • Healthcare Policy

Background:

  • Hospitals may deny care to patients likely to incur accounting losses.
  • Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) profitability varies, potentially affecting patient access to care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how hospital characteristics influence the profitability of specific DRGs.
  • To assess the impact of DRG profitability on patient access to inpatient care.

Main Methods:

  • Stratified analysis of 509 hospitals based on bed size, Medicare load, control type, teaching status, and location.
  • Identification of most and least profitable DRGs within each hospital category.
  • Spearman's rank order correlation to compare DRG profitability across categories.

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Main Results:

  • Hospital similarity in bed size, Medicare load, and teaching status correlated with similar DRG profitability.
  • Dissimilarity in these characteristics led to less similar DRG profitability.
  • No significant differences in DRG profitability were found based on control type or geographic location.

Conclusions:

  • Hospital characteristics significantly influence DRG profitability, affecting patient access.
  • While generally encouraging for access, findings raise concerns about financial threats to rural hospitals.