You can view all uncoded admission records via the Admission Coding Summary screen. The screen will display sorted by Discharge Date and will be show the most recent first however the view can be re-sorted by selecting each of the available column names. For all counts on this screen it will only include admissions which have been discharged and not cancelled.
To access the Admission Coding Summary screen:
- From the CareRight Dashboard.
- Select Locations menu item and select the relevant Location.
- Select Admission Coding sub-menu item.
- 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
Note: If you do not require a DRG to be populated for an Admission to be deemed "coded" then update the setting "Manual Coding" in System Administration>Locations
Example screen:
Discharge Date | Ungrouped | Ungrouped and Help 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 will flow to additional pages after 30 entries
5. Select the hyperlink number to display admissions for a date period.
6. From the list, the ARN is a hyperlink to the admission - select this to go to the individual admission record.
7. This admission can then be edited, coded, invoiced, etc.
Admission Coding Detail Screen
Once you have selected a hyperlink count for a date period the Admission Coding Detail screen will display with the following fields:
Field Name | Description | Example |
Admission Date ** | Date of the admission | 03/01/2018 at 10:30am |
Discharge Date ** | Date of the admission discharge | 03/01/2018 at 04:00pm |
ARN ** | Admission Record Number | 00287 |
MRN | This is the unique Medical Record Number for the patient | 000136 |
Patient Name | This is the patient's full name | Mr John Smith |
First Name ** | This is the patient's first name | John |
Last Name ** | This is the patient's last name | Smith |
Admission Category | This is the admission category | General Admission |
Reason | Reason for admission | Sick / Ill |
Held Status | Claim Status | Ready to claim |
** can filter/sort view by this field. Note the Default sort is by Patient First Name