Demonstration and reference of DRGs case management in a medical center in Taiwan of China

Abstract

Since the first edition of Tw-DRGs was developed in Taiwan in 2002, the system introduction of the hospital management level has been successfully completed. This paper detailed the organizational structure of DRGs case management in local hospitals (DRGs promotion group, front-end medical care, ICD end, and the medical expenses reporting). It also introduced the operation process of identifying, locking and adjusting process of the pre-hospital, in-hospital and post-hospital aspects of inpatients, and provides in the end useful experiences for the promotion of DRGs case management in China′s mainland hospitals. Key words: Diagnosis-related groups; Case management; Demonstration; Reference; Taiwan China