OUTPATIENT LETTER STANDARD EXAMPLE LETTERS
OUTPATIENT LETTER STANDARDEXAMPLE LETTERS1
Contents1Introduction41.1Purpose of the letters41.2Audience41.3How the letters were developed42Dietetics example53Rheumatology example74Orthoptic example95Gastroenterology example116Community paediatrics example137Plastic and reconstructive surgery example158Palliative care example172
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1 Introduction1.1 Purpose of the lettersThese letters were developed as part of the Outpatient letter standard project. The purpose ofthe letters is to demonstrate how the headings developed can be structured in differentservices for different types of appointments.1.2AudienceThe letters were created primarily for the NHS digital messaging team to use in thecreation of outpatient message specifications. As hospitals and GPs have differentstructures for their EPRs, the project has developed standards for communication ofoutpatient letters, ie a common standard to which local outpatient letter content can bemapped to enable the meaning to be retained when communicated to the recipient (iesemantic interoperability).The examples provided are not intended as exemplars of the way in which outpatientletters should be structured but simply to provide varied content to illustrate mapping tothe PRSB standard.1.3How the letters were developedClinicians from different specialties were asked to compose example outpatient letters torepresent different types of appointments (initial and follow-up, doctor, and AHP ledclinics) to demonstrate how the information might be best structured.The letters were quality assured by the PRSB assurance committee.4
2 Dietetics tFace- ‐to- Appointmenttobemadeatalaterdateforfollow- am- reintactandhisweightisstable.5
amount100mlsDosetimingPerhourfor10hoursdaily,9am- Donaldstown,DO57TP6
3 Rheumatology nceGPpracticeFirstattendanceFace- ‐to- lhistoryAlcoholintakeUnemployed10- ‐12unitsweekly7
SmokingEx- nlist:MissGently(patient),8
4 Orthoptic FirstattendanceFace- ‐to- lopiaandfresnelprism9
tient),MichaelMcMonagle,OccupationalTherapist10
5 Gastroenterology mentFace- ‐to- hhistoryofbloodydiarrhoea.Herbowelsopen5- ‐6perdaywith1- x- ‐smoker,stopped2yearsAlcoholintake:10- :Shefirstexperiencedareactionaged1211
Faecalcalproteinlevelswere247mcg/gfaeces(normal tributionlist:Ms.AgathaCritchard(patient)12
6 Community paediatrics ce(01234)567890cpc@nhs.uk01/05/2017Follow- ‐upFace- ‐to- roblemsandissues1. Tonic- ‐clonicseizures1. Increasedtonic- ‐clonicconvulsions2. Gastro- ‐oesophagealreflux2. Problemswithtransporttoschool3. Spasticquadriplegiasecondarytobirth3. Increasinglytightrighthipasphyxia4. Corticalvisualimpairment5. Bilateralconvergentsquint6. ascheduledreviewoftonic- ‐clonicseizuresandgastro- owhavingonaveragefourtonic- ticityofrighthipandmorefrequenttonic- oknownallergiesoradversereactions.Socialcontext13
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4 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the letters These letters were developed as part of the Outpatient letter standard project. The purpose of the letters is to demonstrate how the headings developed can be structured in different
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2. What is the difference between outpatient and inpatient coding? Answer: Outpatient coders will focus on learning CPT , HCPCS Level II, and ICD-9-CM codes volumes 1 and 2. They will work in physician offices, outpatient clinics, and facility outpatient departments. Outpatient facility coders will also work with Ambu-
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