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About How To Update The Classification Of Hospitalized Patients (Ir-Drg)

Original Language Title: o aktualizaci Klasifikace hospitalizovaných pacientů (IR-DRG)

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309/2007 Sb.



The COMMUNICATION FROM the



The Czech Statistical Office



of 23 December 2003. November 2007



about how to update the classification of hospitalized patients (IR-DRG)



The Czech Statistical Office in collaboration with the Ministry of health

pursuant to section 19 para. 2 of Act No. 89/1995 Coll., on State statistical service,

as amended, with effect from 1. January 2008

the update classification of hospitalized patients IR-DRG (hereinafter referred to as

"IR-DRG").



Classification Of IR-DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups Refined International-

International zpřesněné groups related to diagnosis) allows you to

to classify patients in the acute hospital care on the basis of their

Clinical similarities and the comparability of the cost of their hospital

the stay.



For the classification of IR-DRG for the year 2008 issued by definition manual version

005.2008 (pdf format) and a program for the automated coding under this

Classification (the so-called. Grouper), Czech version 005.2008. For issuing and

the distribution of the above definition manual version and IR-DRG grouper

corresponds to the Ministry of health of the Czech Republic, palacký square

4, 128 01 Prague 2.



Definition manual and IR-DRG grouper can be obtained in electronic form

the procedure set out on the website www.mzcr.cz, under the link \Pro

the professional public and under the link \ national reference centre.



President:



Ing. Fischer, CSc in r.