339/2011 Sb.



The COMMUNICATION FROM the



The Czech Statistical Office



of 13 October. November 2011



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,

to announce with effect from 1. January 2012 Update Classification

hospitalized patients IR-DRG (hereinafter referred to as "IR-DRG classification").



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 2012 is issued by definition manual version

009.2012 (pdf format), a program for the automated spooling cases to

The DRG under this classification (called grouper), Czech version 009.2012 and

binding methodological materials and dials for use within the classification

IR-DRG, version 009.2012. For the release and distribution of the materials described above

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

4, 128 01 Prague 2.



Definition manual and grouper for IR-DRG classification can be obtained in the

electronic form, the procedure set out on the website

The Ministry of health (URwww.mzcr.cz). Binding methodological materials and

dials for use within IR-DRG classifications are also published

on this Web site.



Chair:



doc. Ing. Melissa r, CSc., r.