Change in MS-DRG assign- ment and hospital reimbursement as a result of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid changes in payment for hospital-acquired conditions: is it coding or quality? Qual Manag Health Care. 2010;19(1):17-24.McNutt R, Johnson TJ, Odwazny R, et al. Change in MS-DRG ...
These 4 comorbidities were also associated with increased cost of care; however, 13 additional comorbidities were also predictive of increased cost but not MS-DRG classification. Patient comorbidities have been shown to increase complications and cost of care for arthroplasty patients. To date, however...