Definition
A patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the number and types of patients treated in a hospital to the resources required by the hospital, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group
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Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
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PropertyDiagnosis related group
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Value DomainDiagnosis related group code (AR-DRG v 6) ANNA
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Diagnosis related group code (AR-DRG v 6) ANNA ".Data Type | String |
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Format | ANNA |
Maximum character length | 4 |
Comments
Origin:
National Centre for Classification in Health
Comments:
The Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group is derived from a range of data collected on admitted patients, including diagnosis and procedure information, classified using ICD-10-AM. The data elements required are described in Related data elements.