Healthcare Resource Group

Developed by the National Casemix Office, Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) are standard groupings of clinically similar treatments which use common levels of healthcare resource.

Description

Developed by the National Casemix Office, Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) are standard groupings of clinically similar treatments which use common levels of healthcare resource.

Healthcare Resource Groups offer ORGANISATIONS the ability to understand their ACTIVITY in terms of the types of PATIENTS they care for and the treatments they undertake. They enable the comparison of ACTIVITY within and between different ORGANISATIONS and provide an opportunity to benchmark treatments and services to support trend analysis over time.

Healthcare Resource Groups are currently used as a means of determining fair and equitable reimbursement for care services delivered by Health Care Providers. Their use as consistent 'units of currency' supports standardised healthcare commissioning across the NHS. They improve the flow of finances within - and sometimes beyond - the NHS.

For further information on Healthcare Resource Groups, see the  NHS England  website at: Downloads - Groupers and Tools.

Also Known As

This Supporting information is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Also known as Healthcare Resource Group
Full name HRGs
Plural Healthcare Resource Groups
Short name HRG

Where Used

Type Link How used
Data Element ACTIVITY TREATMENT FUNCTION CODE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element ADMISSION METHOD CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element ADMISSION SOURCE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element ADVANCED RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element AGE AT CDS ACTIVITY DATE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element AGE ON ADMISSION references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element BASIC CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element BASIC RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Attribute BEST PRACTICE TARIFF CODE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element CARE PROFESSIONAL MAIN SPECIALTY CODE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element CRITICAL CARE DISCHARGE DATE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element CRITICAL CARE LEVEL 2 DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element CRITICAL CARE LEVEL 3 DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element CRITICAL CARE START DATE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element CRITICAL CARE UNIT FUNCTION references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Supporting Information Commissioning Data Set Business Rules references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Supporting Information Commissioning Data Sets Introduction references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Set Critical Care Minimum Data Set references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element DERMATOLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element DESTINATION OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element DISCHARGE DESTINATION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element DISCHARGE METHOD CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element END DATE (EPISODE) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element EPISODE NUMBER references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element FIRST ATTENDANCE CODE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Attribute HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODE (EMERGENCY CARE) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODE (FINISHED CONSULTANT EPISODE) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODE (OUT-PATIENT CARE) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element HEALTHCARE RESOURCE GROUP CODE (UNBUNDLED ACTIVITY) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL IDENTIFIER references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL NUMBER references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Supporting Information Healthcare Resource Group references in description Healthcare Resource Group
NHS Business Definition Healthcare Resource Group Unbundled Activity references in description Healthcare Resource Group
NHS Business Definition High Cost Device references in description Healthcare Resource Group
NHS Business Definition High Cost Drug references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element LIVER SUPPORT DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element NEONATAL LEVEL OF CARE CODE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element NEUROLOGICAL SUPPORT DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element NHS SERVICE AGREEMENT IDENTIFIER references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element NHS SERVICE CONTRACT IDENTIFIER references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Set Neonatal Critical Care Minimum Data Set references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element ORGANISATION CODE (CODE OF PROVIDER) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER (CODE OF PROVIDER) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element PATIENT CLASSIFICATION CODE references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element PERSON GENDER CODE CURRENT references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS (ICD) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Set Paediatric Critical Care Minimum Data Set references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element RENAL SUPPORT DAYS references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS (ICD) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element SOURCE OF ADMISSION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Attribute SPECIALIST SERVICES FLAG references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element START DATE (EPISODE) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Data Element START DATE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Supporting Information Supporting Definitions Menu references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Supporting Information Supporting Definitions Menu references in description Healthcare Resource Group
Attribute UNBUNDLED EPISODE INDICATOR references in description Healthcare Resource Group