The decision provides for a massive expansion of the currently only 22 hybrid flat rates to 69 Hybrid-DRGs in the coming year. The decision on which services will be moved to the Hybrid-DRG catalog and therefore will no longer be part of the inpatient DRG system enables the InEK to now create the flat-rate catalog for 2026. Hospitals are already desperately waiting for the new catalog to plan the upcoming year.
This expansion of Hybrid-DRGs, increases the inpatient treatment cases that can now also be treated in an outpatient setting to around 900.000.
It is important to understand early on which treatments are affected by this change and to adapt care and reimbursement strategies accordingly. Now is the time to tap into new market potential!
Healthcare Heads is your strategic partner when it comes to reimbursement in the German healthcare system. We know exactly how the system works, analyse the impact on your reimbursement strategy, and work with you to develop customized solutions so that you can successfully leverage the opportunities of the new DRG system.
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