Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series. This month, we will cover the first four of the eight deleted DRGs. Look in the December MRB to read about the remaining four.
The 2007 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule brought 20 new severity DRGs, but it also eliminated eight existing DRGs. And part of training staff on how to use the new codes is teaching them what not to use.
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