openalexFrontiers in Public Health2026-07-24
Hospitalization cost trends for patients with impacted teeth: a double-breakpoint interrupted time series analysis
Ni An, Liangmei Jiang, Yuanbo Song, Ran Xiang, Junhua Zhang, Yiyang Wang, et al.
Objective To evaluate the impact of Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) payment reform and clinical pathway management on the hospitalization costs and cost structures for patients with impacted teeth. Methods We analyzed admission data for 1,206 patients with impacted teeth at a Grade…