Archived News - 2008
Coding Clinic
Posted September 2008
The Volume 5 Issue 2 September 2008 NHS CFH Coding Clinic has just been published. It is available for download from the NHS CFH Classifications website.(Members can access a direct link from the Members area Links Page. Contact webmaster@paccuk.org if you are a member and are having difficulty logging in to the Members area.)
Result and Analysis of the PbR Data Assurance Framework Coding Audit
Posted August 2008
The Audit Commission has reported on the results and its analysis of the Payment by Results (PbR) data assurance framework clinical coding audit programme which has been undertaken at all acute trusts in England throughout the period 2007/08. The Report, PbR Data Assurance Framework 2007/08: Findings from the First Year of the National Clinical Coding Audit Programme, notes that there is significant variation of the data underpinning PbR, that there is no evidence of systematic 'gaming' by Trusts and that clinical coding error averaged at 16.5%. Association Members can access a summary of the report and the report itself on the Inform page of the Members Only section of this site. The report and summary are also available from the Audit Commission.
Inconsistent Coding
Posted August 2008
The HSJ (14/08/08) reports that research commissioned by the Department of Health warns of huge problems in the way hospital services are measured and costed. An article reports that "...coders are 'struggling' to correctly use codes introduced in April 2007 to account for activity and costs." It goes on to say that "...there is a 'significant risk' that trusts will not be proficient at using the codes in time, so that next year's tariff will not 'work as intended' ".
Updates to CCIM V2 issued
Posted July 2008
Amendments to the OPCS 4 Clinical Coding Instruction Manual V2 (CCIM V2), have been published known as the V2.1 amendments. (Members can access this from the Members area Inform Page).
PACC-UK launches Diploma in Clinical Coding
Posted June 2008
PACC-UK and Kingston University now offer a diploma in clinical coding. This delivers the next level of professional skills to clinical coders. For more information see the Diploma page of this website or download the information brochure.
Coding Clinic
Posted June 2008
The Volume 5 Issue 1 June 2008 NHS CFH Coding Clinic has just been published. It is available for download from the NHS CFH Classifications website.(Members can access a direct link from the Members area Links Page. Contact webmaster@paccuk.org if you are a member and are having difficulty logging in to the Members area.)
New Chemotherapy Regimens List
Posted April 2008
The V2 OPCS 4.4 Chemotherapy regimens list is now available to download from the NHS CfH Classifications website.It is available for download from the NHS CFH Classifications website.(Members can access a direct link from the Members area Links Page. Contact webmaster@paccuk.org if you are a member and are having difficulty logging in to the Members area.)
Coding Clinic
Posted March 2008
The Volume 4 Issue 4 March 2008 NHS CFH Coding Clinic has just been published. It is available for download from the NHS CFH Classifications website.(Members can access a direct link from the Members area Links Page. Contact webmaster@paccuk.org if you are a member and are having difficulty logging in to the Members area.)