Japan's "sempis" cast their decisions on April 1 DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) payment system
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
In Japan, industry has been speculating for months about the new DRG or, rather, DPC (Diagnostic Procedure Combination), starting on April 1 2003, writes Ed Rozynski. Japanese health officials will launch the system in the country's 82 leading hospitals (ie, the 80 university hospitals, the National Cancer Center and the National Cardiovascular Center).