Section 4 – For Review
- Arjun Radhakrishnan (Unlicensed)
Section 4 – For review
This section includes any episodes that are still open in the extract (i.e. an episode end date has not been entered). Patient ID and Episode Start Date are provided to assist identify these episodes. Depending on the practices within the service, it is worthwhile checking that these are indeed current patients and if so, no further action is required. If the patient has left the service, episode end information should be completed.
It is expected that most services will have open episodes whenever they make a data submission. It is more common for community settings to have a long list for review as the average episode length is longer and therefore it is more likely they will have episodes that start in the reporting period but have not ended by the end of the reporting period.
If this list includes an unexpected number of records (episodes still open), investigate whether any of these have ended. If so, enter the episode end date.
Note: Some IT systems may only include data when an episode is ended, in which case this section will be empty.