Step |
Action |
Notes |
Patient sees doctor at surgery with problem requiring minor surgery. |
Enter the appropriate current problem for the diagnosis. |
This may be a vague [D] code. When performing minor surgery use WCS minor surgery Sophie. |
Minor surgery performed in Casualty. |
Take top copy of casualty card and pass to practice manager. |
Computer record updated appropriately using Read code .987C Minor surgery (only to be used for hospital procedures) and casualty card filed by Sheila to await histology report and payment claim. |
Patient sees doctor for minor surgical procedure. |
- Doctor tells patient to phone in 2 weeks for histology results, if appropriate.
- Doctor enters the appropriate Minor surgery read code onto computer using WCS minor surgery Sophie.
- If tissue has been sent for histology, this is noted using the Sophie.
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Minor surgery read code terms are:
- .9877 Injection
- .9878 Aspiration
- .9879 Incision
- .987A Excision
- .9876 Curette/cautery
- .987B Other (and specify)
These codes can be accessed via the […] button on the read code entry box of Synergy. |
Histology result received. |
- Result entered onto computer under the appropriate current problem.
- Result to doctor who completes action stamp as appropriate and ensures that action taken is recorded.
- All histology results then sent to Sheila.
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Safety net |
Sheila collates all histology results with monthly histology report:
- Monthly search to ensure that all results received via report schedule.
- Check on each result to ensure that action has been taken.
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List to Sheila for histology check. |
Minor surgery claims |
- Search at beginning of March, June, September and December to check that each doctor has achieved 15 procedures in surgery in line with PMS contract.
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Hospital claims for minor surgery monthly by Sheila. |