NDLI: Evaluation of the effect of DRG payment policy based on interrupted time series modeling: evidence from a tertiary hospital in Anhui Province

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Author	Mo, Guangju Zhu, Erchang Fang, Xinlei Ma, Jingbo Kong, Sijing Guo, Xuan Lu, Zheng
Abstract	Background The payment methodology for diagnosis-related groups (DRG) has implications for both society and medical institutions. Our study aims to analyse the impact of the reform of the payment policy according to the DRG on the operation of a tertiary hospital in Anhui Province. Methods Monthly data were collected from April 2020 to September 2023 during the reform period for a tertiary hospital on nine types of operational indicators, including average length of stay (ALOS), number of discharges, number of outpatient visits, percentage of discharged patients undergoing level III or IV surgery, bed turnover rate, inpatient essential drug utilization rate, low-risk group mortality, outpatient subaverage cost and inpatient subaverage cost. The data were divided into two phases according to the time of DRG implementation: pre-reform (April 2020–December 2021) and post-reform (January 2022–September 2023), and the segmented regression model with interrupted time series data was used to analyse the changes in the trend of each type of indicator before and after the reform. Statistical analysis was performed using R software (4.3.1). Results After the implementation of the DRG, the number of discharges increased by 112 800 patients (95% confidence interval [CI] 31.125–194.484, P = 0.008), the bed turnover rate rose by 1.403% (95% CI 1.028–1.778, P = 0.022) and the percentage of discharged patients undergoing level III or IV surgery decreased by 0.098% (95% CI −0.181 to −0.015, P = 0.022). The low-risk group mortality decreased by 0.016% (95% CI −0.027 to −0.005, P = 0.007), and the inpatient subaverage cost decreased by 81.514 CNY (95% CI −121.782 to −41.245, P < 0.001). However, there were no significant differences in the trends of average length of stay, outpatient visits, inpatient essential drug utilization rate and outpatient subaverage cost after the DRG implementation. Conclusions The findings show that the DRG reform has positively impacted hospital functioning, including quality, safety, efficiency and costs. Although the average length of stay remained unchanged, there was an increase in discharged patients and outpatient visits, indicating hospitals adapted to the new payment model. The reduction in low-risk group mortality suggests improvements in patient safety and care quality. However, challenges remain, as evidenced by decreased surgical complexity and initial drops in bed turnover rates. While the DRG reform holds promise for enhancing healthcare efficiency and controlling costs, potential negative effects such as patient selection bias and coding changes need to be monitored. Future research should focus on the long-term effects of the DRG policy across different healthcare institutions.
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ISSN	14784505
DOI	10.1186/s12961-024-01255-y
Journal	Health Research Policy and Systems
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	22
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-12-18
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Health Administration R & D Technology Policy Medicine Public Health Health Services Research Health Policy Interrupted time series analysis DRG Policy evaluation ALOS Medical cost R & D/Technology Policy Medicine/Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy
Journal Impact Factor	3.6/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	4.3/2023

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