Communication from the Czech Statistical Office No. 218 / 2018 Coll.
Communication from the Czech Statistical Office on updating the Classification of hospitalized patients (IR-DRG)
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COMMUNICATION
Czech Statistical Office
of 27 September 2018
on updating the IR- DRG classification
The Czech Statistical Office, pursuant to Article 19 (2) of Act No. 89 / 1995 Coll., on the National Statistical Service, announces with effect from 1 January 2019 the update of the IR- DRG Classification (IR- DRG classification), as established by the Czech Statistical Office Communication No. 427 / 2005 Coll., of 13 October 2005, on the introduction of the IR- DRG Classification, as amended.
The IR- DRG classification allows patients to be classified in acute hospital care based on their clinical similarity and comparability of the cost of their hospital stay.
For the classification of IR- DRG for 2019 as well as for the classification of IR- DRG patients in acute hospital care during 2017 (reference period), the definition manual, version 016 (pdf format), program for automated classification of cases into DRG according to this classification (so-called grouper), Czech version 016 and binding methodological materials and code lists for use under the classification IR- DRG, version 016. The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic, Palacký Square 4, 128 01 Prague 2 is responsible for the issue and distribution of the above materials.
The definition manual and grouper for the IR- DRG classification can be obtained in electronic form using the procedure set out on the website www.mmc.cz. Binding methodological materials and code lists for use under the IR- DRG classification will also be published on this website no later than 90 days before the end of calendar year 2018.
Chairman:
Ing. Rojíček, Ph.D., v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Communication from the Czech Statistical Office No. 218 / 2018 Coll., on updating the Classification of hospitalized patients (IR- DRG) |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 04.10.2018 |
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| Effective from | - |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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