Patients in residential care are allocated additional global sum weighting (1.43 factor) due to the increase in associated workload. In order to be paid appropriately for patients who reside in care homes, practices must code the patients appropriately. Two RI codes have been created -
- VO - patients in care/residential home
- YO - students residing at a school or university
This code is added to the patient’s registration screen. If you need any assistance ensuring this is set-up or you want to ensure all appropriate patients are correctly reported, Insight can offer a 1-hour remote dial-in service.https://www.insightsol.co.uk/products/clinical-system-user-guides-tools/