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.