The Stratification Tool

To identify patients who are at a high risk of unplanned admissions a Risk Stratification tool should be used. INPS provide a QAdmission tool which will create the 2% risk register that is required as part of the DES. The QAdmission tool will automate over 90% of the DES. To find out more about this tool contact your Account Manager. If you decide not to use the INPS QAdmission tool or use a different tool, the reports can still be run and are available to work with but will only automate about 50% of the functionality required in the DES.

The Clinical terms used to identify the patients who have attended A&E in the last year are:

• 8HCZ.Refer to hospital casualty NOS
• 9N19.Seen in hospital casualty
• 8HJJ.Self ref to accident emergency
• 9b8D.Accident & emergency
• 9Nr..Inapp use of A and E service
• 8HE8.Discharged from A & E
• 8HEA.Discharged from AAU
• 8H2% Emergency hospital admission