Answer:
Determine the MDC for the principal diagnosis
Explanation:
MS-DRGs are abbreviated as Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups.
DRGs assignment :
- DRGs are th groups of diagnoses determined by the medicare to be related clinically and have similar resource consumption.
- Many different diagnoses exist within one DRG
- One DRG per hospitalization, assigned at discharge.
- Derived from all diagnoses and procedures listed.
- Groups the patients into categories that consume similar resources
- Measures case mix index
