Importance of coding co-morbidities for APR-DRG assignment: Focus on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
Journal:
Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
Published Date:
Jan 1, 2020
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The All Patient-Refined Diagnosis-Related Groups (APR-DRGs) system has adjusted the basic DRG structure by incorporating four severity of illness (SOI) levels, which are used for determining hospital payment. A comprehensive report of all relevant diagnoses, namely the patient's underlying co-morbidities, is a key factor for ensuring that SOI determination will be adequate.