LEXICON
No.28 November 29, 2010

Ddiagnosis procedure combination (DPC)
診断群分類包括評価制度
DPC (diagnosis procedure combination) hospital
DPC(対象)病院
Flat-sum reimbursement system
包括支払制度
Piecework payment system or fee-for-service system
出来高払い制度

DPC (diagnosis procedure combination; 診断群分類包括評価制度), or the Japanese version of RDG/PPS (diagnosis related group/prospective payment system), combines “diagnosis” and “procedures” for each of approximately 500 diseases. There were approximately 2,660 combinations as of March 2010, and a reimbursement point (one...

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