DRG payment does not predispose to negative clinical outcomes in general surgery cases: evidence from a tertiary hospital in China.

Front Public Health · 2025 · PMC12516358 · PMID 41089860

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Prior to the implementation of the DRG payment, neither the overall sample nor the specific ADRGs exhibited a significant trend (non-zero slope) in the rates of negative clinical outcomes.

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