It's a matter of interpretation:
"MH 2. The percentage of patients with severe long-term mental health
problems with a review recorded in the preceding 15 months. This
review includes a check on the accuracy of prescribed medication, a
review of physical health and a review of co-ordination arrangements
with secondary care"
for example (from
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/08/86/93/04088693.pdf - doesn't seem
the most recent edition of the document). Whilst QMAS will simply count
the number of coded "Reviews", from the same document:
"Verification may involve randomly selecting a number of case records of
patients in which the review has been recorded as taking place to
confirm that the three components have been undertaken and recorded."
So the PCT is probably right.
TIM WALTER wrote:
> Whilst I accept it is good practice to record associated details when you do
> a mental health review, asthma review etc, is there actually any
> **requirement** to do anything other than record the appropriate read code?
>
> Our PCT have stated that
>
> "Reviews within the clinical indicators should not be recorded with a single
> READ code without supporting evidence recorded demonstrating the required
> elements of the review"
>
> Anyone got a definitive answer?
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Regards,
Stephen
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