Possible Effect of DRGs on the Classification of Stroke | Zendy

Carol A. Derby | Zendy; Kate L. Lapane | Zendy; Henry A. Feldman | Zendy; Richard A. Carleton | Zendy

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Possible Effect of DRGs on the Classification of Stroke

Author(s) -

Carol A. Derby,

Kate L. Lapane,

Henry A. Feldman,

Richard A. Carleton

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.7.1487

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , intracerebral hemorrhage , emergency medicine , occlusion , hospital discharge , acute stroke , pediatrics , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , engineering , tissue plasminogen activator

Accurate data on the distribution of stroke subtypes are essential for understanding the forces driving recent morbidity and mortality trends. The introduction of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) in the 1980s may have affected the distribution of stroke subtypes as defined by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), discharge diagnosis codes.

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