Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG): Inpatient Services ...

Introduction Beginning in July 2013, payment for inpatient general acute care for many hospitals is calculated using an all patient refined diagnosis related groups (APR-DRG) model.DRG is a system that uses information on the claim (including revenue, diagnosis and procedure codes, patient’s age, discharge status and complications) to classify the hospital stay into an APR-DRG group. ................
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