Romania – experience and new steps in the context of the international patient classification system

Introduction Over the last 10 years many countries, including Romania, have introduced various models of Casemix financing based on DRGs and, as a result, Romanian specialists became PCSI members over 10 years ago. The first DRG pilot projects in Romania occurred between 1996–1999, and in 2002 Romania officially introduced the DRG system. The PCSI association and its annual conferences represented not only a “school” for Romanian specialists, but also a place to share local developments, successes, and problems encountered in the implementation of DRG in Romania. Now, however, it is time for Romania to share its recent experience of introducing its own DRG system – RO.vi.DRG – which began in 2010.