Objective The refined DRG group is used as an evaluation tool for clinical departments to provide reference for specialty evaluation.Methods More than 20 relevant experts were invited to have a thematic discussion,and 376 ADRG groups existing in CHS-DRG were subdivided into 460 groups,according to the national"Medical Institution Diagnosis and Treatment Subjects Directory"and grouped into specialties,which were divided into 42 specialties.Results 277 groups be-longed to the only specialty;57 groups were divided into 2 specialties;19 groups were divided into two or more specialties;an-other 23 groups were not subdivided.Five groups did not had the specific code in the National Healthcare Security Administration subgroup plan.Conclusion Based on the refinement DRG group,it can be accurately classified into specialties and carry out clinical specialty evaluation,which is conducive to promoting the capacity building of superior specialties.According to the char-acteristics of different specialties,more targeted assessment elements could be added to help to carry out fine performance evalu-ation.
DRGRefinement GroupingSpecialist EvaluationSpecialty Building