Pros and Cons of the Comprehensive Payment System by Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC)
10.2185/jjrm.57.859
- Author:
Hisao TAMAKI
;
Eiichi YABATA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
payment;
System;
Combined;
Procedures;
Hospitals
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
2008;57(6):859-861
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The comprehensive daily payment system by DPC developed the standardization of medical care and cost-effectiveness. We can exchange intelligence of other hospitals through the benchmark. Clinical pathways were useful for both the standardization and cost-benefit analysis. The production of pathways improved the communication between hospital employees. The excessive shortening of the average length of hospital stay decreased the rate of bed usage. The DPC payment system leaves much room for improvement in the quality of medical treatment and care.
