313/2016 Sb.



The COMMUNICATION FROM the



The Czech Statistical Office



of 21 June 1999. September 2016



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



The Czech Statistical Office pursuant to § 7 para. 2 of Act No. 89/1995 Coll., on

the national statistical service, to announce with effect from 1. January 2017

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

"IR-DRG classification"), established by the communication of the Czech Statistical Office No.

427/2005 Coll., of 13 December. October 2005, as amended.



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 will be issued for the year 2017 definition manual version

014 (pdf format), a program for the automated spooling cases into the DRG

According to this classification (called grouper), Czech version 014 and binding

methodological materials and dials for use within IR-DRG classification,

version 014. For the classification of IR-DRG patients in the acute hospital care

during the year 2015 is in effect definition manual, version 012.2015 (format

PDF), a program for the automated spooling cases into the DRG under this

Classification (called grouper), Czech version 012.2015 and binding methodological

materials and dials for use within IR-DRG classification, version

012.2015. For the issuance and distribution of the materials described above corresponds to the

The Ministry of health of the Czech Republic, Palackeho namesti 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

www.mzcr.cz. binding methodological materials and dials for use in

IR-DRG classification are also published on the Web

pages.



Chair:



Prof. Ing. Melissa r, CSc., r.