QOF – Maximal Tolerated Exception Codes

QOF – Maximal Tolerated Exception Codes

Q: What are the rules for adding maximum tolerated codes? The decision to add a maximal tolerated exception code always sits with a clinician and would be decided on a patient by patient basis. The guidance is therapies should be titrated until the target or maximum...
MCC Workflow Refresher

MCC Workflow Refresher

Do you have a robust process for document workflow within your admin teams? Does this help reduce the admin burden on your clinical staff? Pre-COVID, many practices had a workflow process which ensured limited to no clinical intervention was needed for 75%+ of...
PCA’s (QOF Exceptions)

PCA’s (QOF Exceptions)

Key points – Used to enhance patient care, not a tick-box exercise The use of informed dissent should generally be very minimal – only used where patient has not had 2 invites & chat with GP If you have used the correct disease invite codes, once you...
QOF – Maximal Tolerated Exception Codes

QOF – Mental Health in Remission

Remission codes should only be used if the patient has: No record of antipsychotic or mood stabiliser meds for 5 or more years No MH in-patient episodes for 5 or more years No secondary care MH follow-up for 5 or more years Where a patient is recorded as being in...
Issues affecting Diabetes QOF alerts in EMIS Web

Issues affecting Diabetes QOF alerts in EMIS Web

(Posted directly from Emis Web email) Emis is aware some users are experiencing an issue with QOF alerts in EMIS Web which is causing some patients who are not diabetic to be incorrectly flagged as having an HbA1c above target. Emis have now applied a fix for this...