Liu J, Capurro D, Nguyen A, Verspoor K. Early prediction of diagnostic-related groups and estimation of hospital cost by processing clinical notes. NPJ Digit Med. 2021 Jul 1;4(1):103. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00474-9
Early prediction of diagnostic-related groups and estimation of hospital cost by processing clinical notes As healthcare providers receive fixed amounts of reimbursement for given services under DRG (Diagnosis-Related Groups) payment, DRG codes are valuable for cost monitoring and resource allocation. However, coding is typically performed retrospectively post-discharge. We seek to predict DRGs and DRG-based case