Overview
Codes are pivotal to every piece of data we enter into our clinical systems. They determine:
• Patient’s past medical history
• Patient’s on-going clinical care
• Clinical governance
• Income
Because of these reasons, it is essential that everyone who enters patient data has received the appropriate training.
This seminar will also touch on data quality & validation techniques to help ensure the accuracy of patient data.
When summarising patient records, what should we be including? A summary enables the clinician to see at a glance the patient’s medical history & to provide accurate & appropriate on-going treatment.
Everyone who enters any patient data onto the clinical system could be contributing to a patient summary,
therefore, everyone needs to understand what a summary is, why it is important & what information should
be included.
Who should attend?
All members of staff who enter coded data into patient records – this webinar is primarily aimed at non-clinical staff.
How will this webinar benefit you?
These webinars will ensure all delegates grasp the key messages around SNOMED CT, why they are important & how inconsistent data entry will affect patient care & safety as well as practice income. The summarising webinar will ensure staff members are fully aware of what a patient summary needs to deliver
for on-going patient care.
SNOMED Webinar Agenda (09:45-11:00)
• Why Use Codes?
• What is SNOMED CT?
• Finding SNOMED Codes
• Entering SNOMED Codes
• Data Quality & Data Validation
SUMMARISING Webinar Agenda (12:45 – 14:00)
• Aims of summarising
• What to/not to summise
• Policies, GDPR & Data Protection
considerations