Organ transplant AN-DRGs: Modifying the exceptions hierarchy in casemix classification

Abstract

The study described in this article sought to develop AN-DRG Version- 3 classificationrevisions for organ transplantation through statistical analyses of recommendations formulatedby the Australian Casemix Clinical Committee. Two separate analyses of variance wereundertaken for AN-DRG Version- 2 and for the proposed Version- 3 AN-DRGs, using averagelength of stay as the dependent variable. The committee made four key recommendationswhich were accepted and incorporated into AN-DRG Versions 3 and 3.1. This article focuseson the classification revisions for organ transplantation.