Best Practice – Clinical Coding

In Best Practice Premier (BP) a diagnosis, referred to as a Condition, should be recorded in the patient’s file and may exist in either or both Reason for Visit and Past History.

What is clinical coding, and why is it important?
Clinical coding links all similar diagnosis so that patients with common conditions can be searched for and found. Clinical Coding is the third requirement of the PIP eHealth incentive payment. The PIP eHealth incentive guidelines say:

Bp Premier uses a combination of SNOMED-CT and PYEFINCH coding.