Top DRGs

The top DRGs section offers an at-a-glance breakdown of the most common DRGs presenting at your facility. This section is profiles-based, so you can select your profile and period of interest in the dropdowns; the Period defaults to the Scorecard Time Period displayed at the top of your screen. The Grouping type of your selected profile appears between the Profile and Period along the top of the section; this lets you know if you are looking at the Top APR-DRGs or Top MS-DRGs. If you would like to change which grouping you are looking at, you can select another profile or edit the current profile's Grouping Type. See Customize profiles for more information.

There are two parts to the Top DRGs section: the table and the pie chart.

Top DRGs table

The Top DRGs table lists the DRG Description, as well as the number of Cases (encounters) with the DRG, and the percentage of discharges this DRG accounts for. The colored square to the left of the DRG Description matches the corresponding pie chart sliver. For comparison, the bottom row of the table indicates the volume and percent of encounters with any other DRG, as well as the total volume of encounters in the profile.

Top DRGs pie chart

The labeled pieces of the pie chart correspond to the DRGs in the table. The label includes an abbreviation of the DRG Description and the volume of encounters with the DRG. The colors match the squares to the left of the DRG Descriptions. Hovering over a piece of the chart reveals a pop-up box containing the DRG Description, volume of encounters with the DRG, and percent of discharges with the DRG.