Code red
Daloni Carlisle reports on how the often neglected discipline of clinical coding is becoming vital to the financial health of NHS trusts, and highlights the spread of ‘upcoding’.
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Hospital reports over 2,600 e-referrals per month
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is receiving over 2,600 electronic referrals a month using software that slots into Microsoft Word and replaces the print button, according to manufacturers Medisec. The e-referral system links 33 surgeries in northwest England and Wales to the hospital. GPs send the referrals to the hospital using a ‘Send […]
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Hospital introduces electronic social care referral
An NHS Foundation Trust has developed a seamless electronic social care referral system that ensures that social workers are fully informed of the special needs of discharged patients and can arrange any aftercare they need in advance. The Countess of Chester Hospital’s new system, which is based on their existing Meditech integrated patient care system, […]
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E-prescribing gets underway at Countess of Chester
A successful pilot for FileTek UK’s Meditech electronic prescribing (EP) system at the Countess of Chester Hospital, Cheshire, has opened the way for a full 12 -18 month roll-out of the system starting in early 2004. FileTek says that the system provides total integration between pharmacy stock system and the other patient-based Meditech modules, […]
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