Dear Mariana,

Please find attached the draft DRG background note with the list of FAQ. The paper need to be completed by your (SSA/MOLHSA) input taken into account the local situation and your own assessment.

First, please add the Georgian specific background note to provide the overview why DRGs will be implemented in Georgia and how the transition process will look like.

Second, please have a look at the FAQ part in the document and:

-      add the answers to the questions which concern the local context

-      review the current answers and revise if needed because they may have some Georgian specific features which are important to highlight

-      review all questions and add missing ones with draft answers.

After you have worked with this paper we suggest you will send the feedback to us before the next mission related to DRG system implementation (indicatively planned in mid-May) so that we have time to work with it.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Thanks,

Kristiina