Added to COPD register by monitoring code

Added to COPD register by monitoring code

This article describes specific information for the search PA-215 Added to COPD register by monitoring code, built to support users in identifying patients who may have been added to the COPD register due to previous coding.

Download

An xml file can be downloaded from the Primary Care IT website. NHS email filters may prevent this file from being shared unless it is put into a zip (compressed) folder first.

Install

  1. Open EMIS Web. Ensure you have full access to Population Reporting (RBAC code B0994 needed)
  2. Select a folder to import the file to, then press the Import button on the ribbon

  3. Enquiry Document Import will appear. Click on the ... button and locate the downloaded file

  4. Press OK to import.

Run

Run the folder or run the report. It should not be necessary to change the relative run date.
Once the report has run, press View Results on the ribbon.

Review

The report will output every code found in the COPD_COD reference set (the codes used for the QOF register). 

The information will help identify each coded event, including who added it. Remember it may not necessarily have been added by a current member of staff, or even at the same GP surgery.

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