Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
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Gan To Kagaku Ryoho · Aug 2004
[Prospective payment system of medical cost and surgical cancer treatment].
The process of introducing a prospective payment system after DRG or DPC in Japan was reviewed. The effect of DPC/PPS on surgical practice was discussed. Many problems resulted in the USA by introducing the DRG/PPS system. The rapid introduction of DPC/PPS in Japan only to reduce the total medical costs may bring about undesirable results for cancer patients.