A closer look into DRG validation issues
Recovery Auditor Report, February 4, 2010
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The official definition of DRG validation, according to Connolly Healthcare, says that diagnostic and procedural information and discharge status of the beneficiary, as coded and reported by the hospital on its claim, matches both the attending physician description and the information contained in the beneficiary’s medical record.
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