Netherlands
In 2005 a DRG based system was introduced. Intensive Care costs add up to admission DRGs with specific costing labels for reimbursement (ICU add-ons). During ICU admission, all costs incurred (such as staffing, disposables and equipment, medications, laboratory and diagnostic procedures, and medical consultations by non-ICU physicians) are part of the ICU budget and not related to the hospital admission DRGs. The ICU add-on products are based on 3 ICU costing groups reflecting ICU complexity levels (low, medium, high). Funding is based on fixed prices per treatment day (a), admission surcharge (only first day) (b), (non)invasive ventilation (c), and haemo(dia)filtration (d) surcharge fees applying a normative ratio adding up to
In 2005 a DRG based system was introduced. Intensive Care costs add up to admission DRGs with specific costing labels for reimbursement (ICU add-ons). During ICU admission, all costs incurred (such as staffing, disposables and equipment, medications, laboratory and diagnostic procedures, and medical consultations by non-ICU physicians) are part of the ICU budget and not related to the hospital admission DRGs. The ICU add-on products are based on 3 ICU costing groups reflecting ICU complexity levels (low, medium, high). Funding is based on fixed prices per treatment day (a), admission surcharge (only first day) (b), (non)invasive ventilation (c), and haemo(dia)filtration (d) surcharge fees applying a normative ratio adding up to