NCCQ MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS...
What are FCEs now referred to as Answer - Care professional admitted care
episodes (consultant episode, midwife episode, nurse episode)
What is the National tariff Payment system now referred to as Answer - The
NHS payment scheme
What is the NHS payment scheme Answer - A set of rules, prices and
guidelines that govern payments made my commissioners to secondary
healthcare providers for the provision of NHS services
What does HRG stand for Answer - Healthcare Resource Group
What are HRGs Answer - Standardised groupings of clinically similar
treatments that require comparable levels of resources
Who is responsible for developing HRGs Answer - The National Casemix Office
What is a clinical coder Answer - A health informatics professional who
translates the medical terminology in a patient's record into classification
codes.
What does the decision to admit trigger Answer - The start time for an episode
within the admitted patient care data set
What are FCEs now referred to as Answer - Care professional admitted care
episodes (consultant episode, midwife episode, nurse episode)
What is the National tariff Payment system now referred to as Answer - The
NHS payment scheme
What is the NHS payment scheme Answer - A set of rules, prices and
guidelines that govern payments made my commissioners to secondary
healthcare providers for the provision of NHS services
What does HRG stand for Answer - Healthcare Resource Group
What are HRGs Answer - Standardised groupings of clinically similar
treatments that require comparable levels of resources
Who is responsible for developing HRGs Answer - The National Casemix Office
What is a clinical coder Answer - A health informatics professional who
translates the medical terminology in a patient's record into classification
codes.
What does the decision to admit trigger Answer - The start time for an episode
within the admitted patient care data set
