Deadline for submission of suggestions for DRG change in Denmark for 2020

Dec 2018

The DRG and Finance Department of the Danish Health Data Protection Agency, typically receive proposals for changes in the grouping, hospitals, clinics, clinical companies and individuals – most often doctors and secretaries.

When a proposal has been processed by the National Board of Health, the proposer receives a written feedback and the proposals made are published on the website of the Health Data Agency with comments and status.

Changes in DRG grouping logic can involve:

Grouping of new procedure codes
Cancellation / creation of new groups
Changes in inconvenience in the existing grouping

See full details here.

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