Development of Casemix Based Evaluation System in Japan

• DOI: 10.7223/apjdm.4.55
• Publication Date: 2013-06-14T23:02:06Z
• Authors: Shinya Matsuda; Kenji Fujimori; Kiyohide Fushimi
• Keywords: Payment system; Acute care

In order to ameliorate the transparency of acute in-patient services in Japan, we have developed Japanese original casemix system, so called DPC (Diagnosis Procedure Combination) after two years’ intensive researches other countries. This system has been used for payment care hospital since 2003. As organized based on already existed Fee-for-service its application smoothly conducted. The introduction ameliorated clinical activities and facilitated managerial innovation both at facility level regional level. this article, authors would like introduce overview system.