Read Coding – The Essentials

This workshop is suitable for: Summarisers / Staff Responsible for QAIF,Enhanced Services and Workflow or Correspondence management

Introduction

Learn how to master your surgery’s coding in order to maximise bothefficiency and profitability.

Aims & Objectives

• Understanding the need for read coding

• Successfully navigate the hierarchy in order to find the correct code

• Understand the consequences of both good, and bad coding

• Utilise templates to ensure all relevant information gets recorded

• Run a modern, electronic recall system

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session candidates should be able to:

• Add all the correct codes necessary, whilst avoiding duplications

• Successfully navigate templates

• Reduce coding errors

• Speed up working practices through greater efficiency

• Allow the CCG/LHB to extract reports without impacting the practice

• Maximise practice efficiency and profitability

• Improve patient safety