[Development of the 2014 G-DRG system. Departure from coding of secondary diagnoses?]. / Entwicklung des G-DRG-Systems 2014. Abkehr von der Kodierung der Nebendiagnosen?

The objective of the German DRG (diagnosis-related groups) system is to adequately reimburse hospital costs using flat rate payments. The goal is to thereby achieve the most adequate representation of hospital costs in flat rate payments. The DRG for 2014 is based on the actual number of cases treated and the costs determined from 2012. For 2014, the current changes of the DRG system for the specialty urology concerning the coding and recording of secondary diagnoses are presented and discussed.

[Amendments to the German diagnosis-related groups (G-DRG) system for urology in 2012]. / Veränderungen des G-DRG-Systems für die Urologie im Jahre 2012.

The remuneration system of German diagnosis-related groups (G-DRG) is updated every year in a clearly defined process. This article presents all changes relevant for urologists in 2012.

[Representation of cystectomy and urinary diversion in the G-DRG system 2010: an example for the complexity of the reimbursement system]. / Kodierung der Zystektomie im DRG-System 2010 : Ein Beispiel für die Komplexität des Abrechnungssystems.

Cystectomy and urinary diversion is an excellent example for the growing complexity of the G-DRG (German diagnosis-related groups) system. Based on different diagnoses (malignant tumor of the urinary tract, benign disease of the urinary tract, malignant tumor of the female genital tract, or malignant tumor of the male genital tract), identical cases may lead to very different codes, resulting in even more differences in reimbursement.