| 298. | As with PHC providers, moving towards this payment system should be phased in over time, with a gradual transition to global budgeting based on crude activity estimates (as opposed to line-item budgeting) for hospitals. The gradual transition will allow hospitals to adjust their service organisations and provision arrangements in preparation for moving to the next phase. The development of a base DRG started in 2014 and the full DRG will be implemented in the central hospitals and extended to other tertiary, regional and district hospitals. |
