Checking for Uncoded or Held Admission Records

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:

  1. From the CareRight Dashboard.
  2. Select Locations menu item and select the relevant Location.
  3. Select Admission Coding sub-menu item.
  4. The Admission Coding Summary screen has a matrix, for given date ranges, showing the number of admissions which are:
    1. Ungrouped - Not yet grouped i.e. the admission does not have a DRG code (or at least one Diagnosis or Procedure code)
    2. Ungrouped and Held for Claiming - Not yet grouped and flagged in admission screen as Hold Claims For This Admission = Yes. 
    3. Grouped - Admissions with a DRG code (or at least one Diagnosis or Procedure code) and which are not cancelled
    4. 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 DateUngroupedUngrouped and Help for ClaimingGroupedTotal
17/06/20181023
16/06/20181114
03/05/20181023
30/04/20180134
29/04/20181247
28/04/20181214

** 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 NameDescriptionExample
Admission Date **Date of the admission03/01/2018 at 10:30am
Discharge Date **Date of the admission discharge03/01/2018 at 04:00pm
ARN **Admission Record Number00287
MRNThis is the unique Medical Record Number for the patient000136
Patient NameThis is the patient's full nameMr John Smith
First Name **This is the patient's first nameJohn
Last Name **This is the patient's last nameSmith
Admission CategoryThis is the admission categoryGeneral Admission
ReasonReason for admissionSick / Ill
Held StatusClaim StatusReady to claim

** can filter/sort view by this field. Note the Default sort is by Patient First Name