Communication from the Czech Statistical Office No. 402 / 2008 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 30 October 2008
on updating the IR- DRG classification
The Czech Statistical Office, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health pursuant to § 19 (2) of Act No. 89 / 1995 Coll., on the State Statistical Service, as amended, announces with effect from 1 January 2009 the update of the IR- DRG classification of hospitalised patients (hereinafter "IR- DRG classification ').
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 006.2009 (pdf format), program for automated classification of cases into the DRG according to this classification (so-called grouper), Czech version 006.2009, and binding methodological materials and code lists for use within the IR- DRG classification, version 006.2009. 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.
Chairman:
Ing. Fischer, CSc.

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CitationCommunication from the Czech Statistical Office No. 402 / 2008 Coll., on updating the Classification of Hospital Patients (IR- DRG)
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CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation07.11.2008
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