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Transferred patients--more complex and more costly?

W W Butt1, F A Shann

  • 1Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC. buttw@cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au

The Medical Journal of Australia
|November 27, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Patient transfer may indicate illness severity, influencing resource use. Collecting data on transferred patients can refine diagnostic-related group (DRG) systems for better accuracy.

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Area of Science:

  • Health economics
  • Healthcare management
  • Clinical informatics

Background:

  • The current diagnostic-related group (DRG) system incorporates illness severity and complexity.
  • Age is frequently utilized as an indicator of patient illness severity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate if patient transfer is a valid marker for illness severity and resource utilization.
  • To determine if DRG systems require refinement based on transfer data.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from transferred patients, including costs and outcomes.
  • Review of existing studies on patients transferred to intensive care units.

Main Results:

  • Patient transfers may signify higher illness severity and complexity.
  • Transfers can be indicative of increased resource utilization.

Conclusions:

  • Collecting comprehensive data on costs and outcomes for all transferred patients is recommended.
  • Refinements to DRG systems may be necessary based on the analysis of transfer data.

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