The scientific paper was published in the international peer-reviewed journal The Economist,"Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Hospital Funding Method and 1995 Healthcare Reforms"

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The authors of the paper are: Tengiz Verulava (Doctor of Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Management at Caucasus University) and Avtandil Jorbenadze (Doctor of Medicine, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Chapidze Emergency Cardiology Center).

Resume:

Leaders of the method of financing with diagnosis-related group (DRG), medical economic standards were introduced in Georgia in 1996 as a result of ongoing reforms in the healthcare system. The paper discusses the experience of introducing medical economic standards as a cost-effective method of hospital financing in Georgia.

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Avtandil Jorbenadze, Tengiz Verulava. Diagnosis of Hospital Funding with Wrestling Groups (DRGs) and 1995 Health Care Reforms. economist. 2021 (4): 31-41. [Link]