German DRG (diagnosis related groups) catalogue paves the way for new system
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The new expert draft copy of the German diagnosis related groups (DRG) system hospital reimbursement catalogue was published last week in Berlin and, so far, has come up against no real opposition. Secretary of state Klaus Theo Schroder said that the catalogue represented a decisive step towards the full introduction of the obligatory system on January 1 2004.