Clinical coding is the skill of recording patients’ healthcare needs and the care provided.  Accurate coding underpins both operational intelligence and how resources are spent.  Covid-19 make this need for accuracy even more important now than ever – how else answer questions like “What other health issues did patients who died of Covid-19 have?” or “What has been the impact of Covid-19 on cancer mortality rates?”.

Looking to the future, the likely shift from Payment by Results (PbR) to integrated care and population-based funding models also demands accurately coded health data.  How else will funding be fairly allocated, performance be assessed or services responsive to change?

We continue to provide a full range of coding services throughout Covid-19 – both remotely and onsite where essential.  We have also invested heavily in our suite of online and remote clinical coding training courses – browse our training portal here.