Communication from the Czech Statistical Office No. 324 / 2017 Coll.

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 2018 the update of the Classification of hospitalised patients of IR- DRG ("IR- DRG classification '), established by the Communication of the Czech Statistical Office No. 427 / 2005 Coll., of 13 October 2005, on the introduction of the Classification of hospitalised patients (IR- DRG), 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, a definition manual, version 015 (pdf format), program for automatic classification of cases into the DRG according to this classification (so-called grouper), Czech version 015 and binding methodological materials and code lists for use within the classification IR- DRG, version 015. For the classification of IR- DRG patients in acute hospital care during 2016 (reference period), the definition manual, version 013.2016 (pdf format), program for automated classification of cases into the DRG according to this classification (so-called grouper), Czech version 012.2015 and binding methodological materials and code lists for use under the classification IR- DRG, version 013.2016. 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 are also published on this website.