The Globalization of Managerial Innovation in Health Care Book

List of figures vii

List of tables ix

List of contributors xi

Acknowledgements xiv

Introduction 1

1 Origins of DRGs in the United States: A technical, political and cultural story Jon Chilingerian 4

2 Casemix in the United Kingdom: From development to plans Steve Sutch 34

3 Casemix implementation in Portugal Ceu Mateus 34

4 From naive hope to realistic conviction: DRGs in Sweden Rikard Lindqvist 73

5 Casemix in Denmark Annette Soberg Roed Hanne Sjuneson 92

6 DRGs in France Xaviere Michelot Jean Mane Rodrigues 116

7 Introduction and use of DRGs in Belgium Marie Christine Closon Francis H. Roger France Julian Perelman 144

8 DRGs in Germany: Introduction of a comprehensive, prospective DRG payment system by 2009 Gunter Neubauer Florian Pfister 153

9 Casemix in Switzerland Herve Guillain 176

10 The first decade of casemix in Italy Paolo Tedeschi 189

11 Casemix development and implementation in Australia Stephen J. Duckett 231

12 Diagnosis procedure combination: The Japanese approach to casemix Shinya Matsuda 254

13 Casemix in Singapore Chien Eam Lee Eng Kok Lim 272

14 Experiences with the application of the DRG principle in Hungary Julia Nagy Csaba Dozsa Imre Boncz 284

15 Casemix systems - past, present, and future: The Canadian experience Sandra Mitchell Andre Lalonde 320

16 Conclusions: The global diffusion of casemix Thomas D'Aunno John R. Kimberly Gerard de Pouvourville 346

Index 373