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[Financing of inpatient orthopaedics and trauma surgery in the 2011 G-DRG System]
D Franz1, F Schemmann, N Roeder
1Geschäftsbereich Medizinisches Management - Medizincontrolling, DRG-Research-Group, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Domagkstraße 20, 48129 Münster. Dominik.Franz@ukmuenster.de
Background:
The German DRG system forms the basis for billing inpatient hospital services. It includes not only the case groups (G-DRGs), but also copayments. This paper analyses and evaluates the relevant developments of the 2011 G-DRG system for orthopaedics and traumatology from the medical and classificatory perspective.
Methods:
An analysis was performed of relevant diagnoses, medical procedures and G-DRGs in the 2010 and 2011 versions based on the publications of the German DRG Institute (InEK) and the German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI).
Results:
A number of codes for surgical measures have been newly established or modified - above all in foot surgery, arthroscopic surgery and wound surgery. Here, the identification and the correct and performance-based mapping of complex and elaborate scenarios was again the focus of the restructuring of the G-DRG system. The G-DRG structure in orthopaedics and traumatology is changed, especially for polytraumata.
Conclusion:
The allocation of common cases with a standardized treatment pattern appears to be appropriate and the reimbursement adequate. For the less common and more complex cases the 2011 G-DRG system still shows need for further modification (e.g. polytraumata, joint replacement, spine surgery). The proper integration of the modified OPS classification for foot surgery to the appropriate G-DRGs will be essential to maintain the high quality of the reimbursement structure for the future.
