3M Clinical Risk Groups
Hospital Information Systems
Information
The 3M Clinical Risk Groups (CRGs) are a population classification system that uses inpatient and ambulatory diagnosis and procedure codes, pharmaceutical data and functional health status to assign each individual to a single, severity-adjusted group.
3M CRGs are patient-centric, focusing on the total burden of illness rather than one disease or service, and use a categorical approach to patient classification that provides clinicians with actionable data. Our approach contrasts sharply with statistical models that yield regression-based risk scores that have little clinical meaning.
