How Well Do All Patient Refined-Diagnosis-Related Groups Explain Costs of Pediatric Cancer Chemotherapy Admissions in the United States? [HEALTH POLICY]

Conclusion: APR-DRGs developed for adults are applicable to childhood cancer chemotherapy but should be refined to account for cancer diagnosis and patient age. Possible policy and clinical management changes merit further study to address factors not captured by APR-DRGs.
Source: Journal of Oncology Practice - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Coding and Reimbursement, Reimbursement HEALTH POLICY Source Type: research