Necessary steps for the implementation of the DRG Systems

The introduction of the DRG-System will be followed by severe changes in th e German hospitals. From the view of today departments or hospitals are thr eated by closing if they do not deal with the new rules. A common implement ation of this system by all participants of the health system is necessary before the introduction at 1.1. 2003. Only this will guarantee an adequate presentation of the different defaults in the future because the conditions of the implementation of the system are not qualified yet. The hospitals a re forced to prepare the introduction of the DRG-System, however. Only the Arrangement of an extensive documentation of all diagnoses and all conserva tive and operation methods together with a cost-cutting administration will be consequently followed by a financial healthy situation. The most import ant points to be emphasized are the medical documentation, the controlling, the improvement of the processes and the computer assisted documentation. By an intensive information concerning all further resources the involvemen t of the employees of the hospital is a necessary part for the success of t he introduction.