- From the CareRight Dashboard:
- Select Locations Menu item and choose relevant Location.
- Select Admission Coding.
- The Admission Coding Summary screen has a matrix, for given date ranges, showing the number of admissions which are:
- Ungrouped - Not yet grouped i.e. the admission does not have a DRG code (or at least one Diagnosis or Procedure code).
- Ungrouped and Held for Claiming - Not yet grouped and flagged in admission screen as Hold Claims For This Admission = Yes.
- Grouped - Admissions with a DRG code (or at least one Diagnosis or Procedure code) and which are not cancelled.
- Total - Total of all Admissions discharged on the date which are not cancelled.
- Click the hyperlink number to display admissions for a date period.
Note: If you do not require a DRG to be populated for an Admission to be deemed "coded" then check the setting "Enable Manual Coding" in System Administration>Locations (edit a location)
Example screen:
Discharge Date | Ungrouped | Ungrouped and held for Claiming | Grouped | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
17/06/2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
16/06/2018 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
03/05/2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
30/04/2018 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
29/04/2018 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
28/04/2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
** this screen contains pagination results that will flow to additional pages after 30 entries
6. The list of Admissions will display with the following fields:
Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Admission Date | Date of Admission with time | 11/12/2018 at 09:51AM |
Discharge Date | Date of Discharge with time | 11/12/20108 at 04:35PM |
ARN (hyperlink) | This is the Admission Record Number - it is unique | 0001354 |
MRN | This is the Medical Record Number - it is unique | 0000051 |
Patient (hyperlink) | This is the patients full name | Mr Caleb James Gray |
First Name | Patients first name | Caleb |
Last Name | Patient Last name (the results will sort by this field as a default) | Gray |
Admission Category | This is the category of the admission. | General |
Reason | This is the reason for the admission | Sick |
Held Status | Status of the claim | Ready to Claim |
7. The values in this list can be sorted by the following fields:
a. Admission Date
b. Discharge Date
c. ARN (admission record number)
d. Patient First Name & Last Name
8. From the list, the ARN is a hyperlink to the admission - click this to go to the admission record
9. This admission can then be edited, coded, invoiced, etc
Alternative way to access this screen:
- From the CareRight Dashboard:
- Select Locations Menu item and choose relevant Location.
- Select Invoices and Claims.
- The Invoices and claims screen will display
- Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and select View Ungrouped Admissions.
- The Admissions Coding summary screen will display.
