| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
The patch provides the annual update to the DRG Grouper v20.0.
dated August 1, 2002, with the effective date of October 1, 2002. DRG
Reclassification changes are in pp.49985-50008.
Changes include:
I. New/revised DRG codes (file #80.2).
II. DRG Reclassification changes to the Grouper.
III. Miscellaneous modifications to the Grouper, discovered in the
course of internal testing.
IV. New DRG Weights & Trims.
There will be no new version package release. All necessary changes
are covered by this patch.
No code files are included in the patch, as all changes are handled
programmatically through the pre-init routine.
The changes were published in the Federal Register, Vol.67, No.148,
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