QoF Version 33 Rules have been released by HSCIC and include codes added in the October 2015 release of Read codes. It is worthwhile making a check of any templates or protocols that you have in use to ensure that new codes are included and any changes to the existing code set are implemented. Although […]
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Applied or Presented patients could be costing you
Ask any support provider for clinical computer systems as to what creates the highest volume of calls and Registration Links will appear as one. Understanding not only the process but why the correct sequence of steps need to be done is key to ensuring your system runs smoothly. As a practice you are paid for […]
Residential Institute Codes
Over the last few years Most practices have migrated from one system to another or upgraded their existing system and one thing we come up with regularly when talking to practices is problems with registration links. On helping practices we have identified that the Residential Institute codes may not always have been updated or re-configured […]
DM014 – Structured Education could catch you out
QoF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) Reporting tools are a great way to identify the work needed to achieve your end of year targets but patients could not be displayed due to the exceptions included within the rules and these patients could catch you out for next year. There are a number of indicators that require […]
CHD006 Achievement
Over the last few weeks I have been asked the same question from practices, support service personnel and also seen forum posts as to why they have not achieved or got any patients to achieve CHD006. In the QoF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) CHD006 indicator is: ‘The percentage of patients with a history of myocardial […]
Fancy That – QoF Data Quality
At a recent practice visit following a data migration we identified over £5000 of missed income due to lower QoF registers due to incorrect read code mappings and missing episodes. This was identified during a QoF Data Quality check following a migration from Healthysoft (CTv3) to EMIS Web (V2) Want to find out what you could […]
Version 30 Rulesets
HSCIC have released version 30 of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) rulesets. These can be downloaded from http://www.hscic.gov.uk/qofbrv30 and also includes a useful summary page with the changes to each of the clusters and rules. The update has been made to include a number of new Read codes released in October 2014 which should be […]