Health Minister Mikheil Sarjveladze says that the DRG model is at a good stage and work is being done to overcome the existing challenges. The minister announced this after the end of the government session.
When asked by BMG when there will be the classical model of DRG and the challenges named by the healthcare sector will be solved, including the timely enrollment of funding for clinics, Sarjveladze states that the current model is a DRG in the classical sense and there is no other alternative.
"We listen carefully to each issue that may be acute for clinics and doctors, we are working in this direction and take certain steps. This is related to the regulation of individual issues in a new way. DRG is not something that can be perfect and never need to be revised. On the contrary, it should be a constant process of development, given that relevant funding models should follow the development of both technology and medical science in general. Therefore, I personally think that the DRG model is at a fairly good stage and, of course, is subject to development. There are a number of challenges that we will address, whether it is the method of financing combined operations, which is one of the components of the DRG, and therefore there will be some changes. We are working on how it can be regulated fairly and at the same time not leave room for certain machinations, which unfortunately took place", says the Minister of Health.
