Z I M - Note PCS Oct. 1998
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Use of PCSs for Acute Inpatient Treatment
in Europe and Some Other Countries

Wolfram Fischer

State: October 1998

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Country	$	Patient Classification Systems
Country	$	HCFA-DRG (Version)	AP-DRG (Version)	Other DRG Based Systems	Other Systems	Refs.
Austria	X				LDF	BMAGS
Belgium	(X)		10.0 from 1999: Ver. 15.0	APR-DRG from 1999
Bulgaria			projects
Czechia	(X)		12.0 (adaptation)			DRG-CZ
Danemark			projects	NordDRG
England	X				HRG, HBG	NCMO
Finland	(X)			NordDRG
France	(X)			GHM 4.5		PMSI
Germany	X		projects		FP/SE	BMG DKG
Greece		projects
Hungary	X			HBC 3.0 (based on HCFA 12.0)		Health Gov.
Iceland				projects: NordDRG
Ireland	X	12.0
Italia	(X)	14.0		projects: APR-DRG	projects: D.S.
Netherlands		projects	projects		projects: D.S., DBC
Norway	X	12.0		from 1999: NordDRG
Portugal	X	10.0 from 1999: Ver. 15.0
Rumania			projects
Spain		partially	partially	projects: RDRG	projects: PMC
Sweden	(X)	partially	partially	NordDRG		SPRI
Switzerland		projects	projects		projects: PMC	APDRG-Suisse
Wales			13.0		HRG

Abb. 1: Use of PCSs in Europe (uncomplete list)

Country	$	Patient Classification Systems
Country	$	HCFA-DRG (Version)	AP-DRG (Version)	Other DRG Based Systems	Other Systems	Refs.
Australia	X			5 states: AN-DRG (adaptation of APR-DRG)	Some states will change to a refined system named "AR-DRG" (from July 1999)	Health Gov. Duckett SJ
Costa Rica		11.1
USA	X	16.0	16.0	RDRG, APR-DRG	D.S., PMC, ...	HCFA

Abb. 2: Use of PCSs in Some Other Countries (uncomplete list)

Legend: $ PCS is used for financing purposes

D.S. Disease Staging

DBC Diagnose-Behandeling-Combinaties (Nederlands)

DRG Diagnosis Related Groups

FP/SE Fallpauschalen und Sonderentgelte

HBC Homogén Betegség-Csoportok (Hungary)

HBG Health Benefit Groups

HRG Healthcare Resource Groups

LDF Leistungsbezogene Diagnosen-Fallgruppen (Austria)

NordDRG Nordic Diagnosis Related Groups (compatible to HCFA DRG 12.0, using ICD-10 diagnosis codes and NCSP procedure codes)

PMC Patient Management Categories

Source: Primarily condensed from the summary presentations of the countries at the PCS/E-Conference at Manchester, October 1998. - From some countries I received additional informations after the publication of this page in the internet.

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Legend:	$	PCS is used for financing purposes
	D.S.	Disease Staging
	DBC	Diagnose-Behandeling-Combinaties (Nederlands)
	DRG	Diagnosis Related Groups
	FP/SE	Fallpauschalen und Sonderentgelte
	HBC	Homogén Betegség-Csoportok (Hungary)
	HBG	Health Benefit Groups
	HRG	Healthcare Resource Groups
	LDF	Leistungsbezogene Diagnosen-Fallgruppen (Austria)
	NordDRG	Nordic Diagnosis Related Groups (compatible to HCFA DRG 12.0, using ICD-10 diagnosis codes and NCSP procedure codes)
	PMC	Patient Management Categories

Source:	Primarily condensed from the summary presentations of the countries at the PCS/E-Conference at Manchester, October 1998. - From some countries I received additional informations after the publication of this page in the internet.