1991
Psychiatric inpatient care in the VA: before, during, and after DRG- based budgeting
Rosenheck R, Massari L. Psychiatric inpatient care in the VA: before, during, and after DRG- based budgeting. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 888-891. PMID: 1905110, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.7.888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis-related groupsMedical-surgical careNumber of episodesInpatient carePsychiatric careReadmission ratesMore episodesVeterans Affairs Medical CenterComputerized discharge abstractsHigher readmission ratesInpatient psychiatric careNon-VA hospitalsPsychiatric inpatient careVA inpatient careMedicare diagnosis-related groupsNonpsychiatric hospitalizationsUnduplicated patientsUnique patientsBed daysDischarge abstractsMedical CenterCareProspective payment systemMean lengthNumber of discharges
1990
The Impact of DRG-Based Budgeting on Inpatient Psychiatric Care in Veterans Administration Medical Centers
Rosenheck R, Massari L, Astrachan B. The Impact of DRG-Based Budgeting on Inpatient Psychiatric Care in Veterans Administration Medical Centers. Medical Care 1990, 28: 124-134. PMID: 2105414, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199002000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis-related groupsInpatient psychiatric carePsychiatric careUnique patientsVeterans Administration Medical CenterVeterans AdministrationAnnual bed daysLarge health care systemAcute inpatient careSubstance abuse disordersHealth care systemImplementation of DRGsBed daysInpatient careMedical CenterAbuse disordersPsychiatric patientsPatientsCare systemCareProspective budgetingAverage lengthTotal numberYearsDirect expenditures