Thursday May 26, 2022

The use of international DRGs

As health care organizations expand into international markets, reimbursement for clinical services offered involves the use of international Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). How these differ from Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs) and what they include is the topic of this episode of Modern Practice.

Guest speaker:
Linda Wiseman, RN
Senior Consulting Director
Vizient

Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Principal
Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient

Show Notes:

[00:53] Various DRG systems and their uses

[01:46] Government oversight in other countries, including IR-DRGs

[03:32] Diagnostic categories by country

[04:48] Focus on three main areas

[06:26] ICD-11 issues

[08:26] Need to understand procedural coding when working overseas

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Linda Wiseman’s contact email: linda.wiseman@vizientinc.com