Quick Admissions Coding

CareRight offers the ability to quickly code an Admission. The Diagnosis and Procedure codes can be entered via the Edit Admission screen. The entry of these codes allow for quick entry when there a numerous codes requiring entry.

  • This quick entry allows for multiple entry of the same codes.
  • You can re-order codes by dragging and dropping.
  • When adding  any code starting with M (secondary items) these will be classified Morphology. All other secondary items will be classified as Additional.

 

Quick coding (adding Diagnosis & Procedure codes)

From the patient record:

  1. Select Admissions menu item.
  2. Select the ARN of the admission (opens the show) screen or click the Current Admission link.
  3. Select Edit Admission button.
  4. Scroll down to the Diagnoses / Procedure sections.
  5. In the entry box, commence typing the codes you wish to enter. You can enter the whole number (e.g., M00.00) and then click <ENTER>.
  6. You can add as many codes in this quick entry as required - if you need to reorder then you can use your mouse to click, drag and drop.
  7. When complete, scroll to the bottom of the page and select Update button.

Note: There is validation on the entry of Diagnoses - if there is an error it will display on the screen and a red box displayed around the Diagnoses field.