Viewing finished consultant episodes

From  Back office > Clinical Coding, you can view a list of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs) that need coding.

You can assign yourself consultant episodes that need coding. Depending on your permissions, you can assign consultant episodes to other users, and unassign consultant episodes.

You complete coding of consultant episodes in SimpleCode. SimpleCode sends completed codes to Nervecentre. Nervecentre stores those codes against each patient record.

You can record what sources you used when coding. When you have finished coding for a consultant episode, you can record coding as complete.

Viewing finished consultant episodes on a mobile

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Viewing finished consultant episodes on a desktop

From  Back office > Clinical Coding, you can view a list of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs) that need coding.

 Search criteria. Select search criteria to view finished consultant episodes.

Select to clear that search option.

Select to search for consultant episodes.

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Select to add search criteria

Select to clear all search criteria.

Shows a list of consultant episodes returned by your search.

Show Patient

Select to view a patient's record.

Assign

Select to assign a consultant episode.

Set Status

Select to mark coding for a consultant episode as complete or incomplete.

Set Coding Sources

Select to record sources used for coding a consultant episode.

  1. From  Back office > Clinical Coding, select search criteria using the table below.

    Assigned To

    By default, shows Assigned to me.

    Select a user to view consultant episodes assigned to them for coding.

    To view all finished consultant episodes, select Any user.

    Attendance Status

    By default, shows Discharged.

    Select one of the following options:

    • Any attendance shows all consultant episodes.

    • Attending shows consultant episodes where the patient is still in the hospital.

    • Discharged shows consultant episodes where the patient has been discharged from the hospital.

    Coded Status

    By default, shows Not coded.

    Select one of the following options:

    • Any status shows all consultant episodes.

    • Complete shows consultant episodes with coding complete.

    • Incomplete shows consultant episodes that have been partially coded.

    • Not coded shows consultant episodes that need coding.

    Limit

    Select an option to choose how many consultant episodes appear in the list.

    Campus

    Select a hospital campus to view consultant episodes at that campus.

    NHS Number

    Enter the patient's NHS number to view consultant episodes for that patient.

    Consultant

    Select a consultant to view consultant episodes with that consultant.

    Specialty

    Select a specialty to view consultant episodes under that specialty.

  2. Select .

    A list of consultant episodes appears.

  1. From  Back office > Clinical Coding, search for consultant episodes.

    Read more about searching for consultant episodes

  2. Double-click on a consultant episode.

    Information about coding for the consultant episode appears. This includes:

    • Whether coding is marked as complete in SimpleCode

    • When coding was last updated and who updated it

    • Coding for diagnoses

    • Coding for procedures

    • Healthcare resource groups

    • Notes made in Nervecentre

  1. From  Back office > Clinical Coding, search for consultant episodes.

    Read more about searching for consultant episodes

  2. Double-click on a consultant episode.

  3. Select Add Note.

  4. Enter any notes.

  5. Select Add.

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