The implementation of DRG-based hospital reimbursement in Switzerland: A population-based perspective

Table 2 Averages of 86 hospital service areas across type of hospital reimbursement

	2003 (78/8)^a	2004 (74/12)	2005 (66/20)	2006 (61/25)	2007 (60/26)	% difference 2003(04)-2007	Mean 2003(04)-2007	% Difference^b
Hospitalization rate/1000 inhabitants	143.58	145.85	145.97	147.87	150.29	4.67	146.71
without DRG	144.55	146.81	146.25	149.23	152.22	5.31	147.57
with DRG	134.18	139.94	145.05	144.56	145.82	8.67	143.51	-2.76
Duration of hospital stay (days)	8.76	8.28	8.14	7.87	7.60	-13.28	8.13
without DRG	8.91	8.48	8.29	7.99	7.63	-14.31	8.30
with DRG	7.34	7.03	7.64	7.56	7.52	2.48	7.48	-9.97
In-hospital mortality^c	22.09	20.88	21.02	20.38	20.66	-6.47	21.01
without DRG	22.18	21.27	21.15	20.09	20.71	-6.66	21.14
with DRG	21.19	18.51	20.61	21.08	20.56	-2.95	20.50	-3.05
Mortality^d	8.61	8.29	8.36	8.18	8.35	-3.10	8.36
without DRG	8.62	8.37	8.49	8.21	8.50	-1.41	8.45
with DRG	8.56	7.74	7.92	8.09	8.00	-6.57	8.02	-5.03
3 month rehospitalization rate	0.15	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.19	23.00	0.18
without DRG	0.15	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	21.64	0.17
with DRG	0.17	0.19	0.21	0.19	0.20	16.91	0.19	13.45
DRG cost weights per 1000 residents	144.56	141.39	146.25	150.02	151.85	5.04	146.81
without DRG	144.92	140.69	146.89	151.88	153.46	5.89	147.14
with DRG	141.06	145.75	144.11	145.46	148.12	5.01	145.58	-1.07
TARMED tariff values per 1000 residents	-^e	594.33	625.14	621.81	643.20	8.22	621.12
without DRG	-	597.62	626.66	629.79	643.52	7.68	623.03
with DRG	-	574.06	620.15	602.34	642.44	11.91	615.11	-1.27
Ratio DRG vs. TARMED cost weights	-	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.24	-0.54	0.24
without DRG	-	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.25	2.00	0.24
with DRG	-	0.26	0.23	0.24	0.23	-9.99	0.24	-0.84

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