Morbidity Related Groups (MRG) for Epidemiological Analysis in Outpatient Treatment

Each patient in outpatient treatment is assigned per quarter and corresponding physician to a case group that is strongly related to the morbidity (Morbidity Related Group, MRG). MRG is defined by the drug group on a four character level in the international anatomic-therapeutic-chemical (ATC) class...

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Published inStudies in health technology and informatics Vol. 228; p. 783
Main Authors Schuster, Reinhard, Emcke, Timo, von Arnstedt, Eva, Heidbreder, Marc
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.01.2016
Subjects
Ambulatory Care
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Humans
Morbidity
Outpatients - classification
Pharmaceutical Preparations - classification
Physicians
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Summary:Each patient in outpatient treatment is assigned per quarter and corresponding physician to a case group that is strongly related to the morbidity (Morbidity Related Group, MRG). MRG is defined by the drug group on a four character level in the international anatomic-therapeutic-chemical (ATC) classification with the largest costs as an indicator for the severity of the drug treatment. Using severity levels we get a risk adjustment with respect to age and polypharmacy as an indicator for multimorbidity and treatment intensity. By application of MRG groups we generate a patient type classification in relation to physicians and a distance structure of the medical disciplines.
ISSN:0926-9630
DOI:10.3233/978-1-61499-678-1-783