Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Day Surgery Costs
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2005-11-21
Definition:
Estimated using the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Day Procedure Grouper (DPG™) to classify cases and to apply appropriate weights (CIHI 1994). The Day Procedure Group (DPG™) weight is multiplied by the Cost per Weighted Case (CWC) for the hospital providing the care to obtain an estimated cost per case.
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References
- Shanahan M, Steinbach C, Burchill C, Friesen D, Black C. A Project to Investigate Provincial Expenditures on Health Care to Manitobans: A POPULIS Project. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1997. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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