HLTCCD008 — Undertake highly complex clinical coding
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What an assessment for HLTCCD008 must cover
31 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Abstract clinical data from highly complex patient health care records.
- 1.1Abstract conditions, diseases or procedures from highly complex patient health care records from a range of specialties.
- 1.2Interpret and apply the Australian coding standards (ACS) to ensure correct assignment of clinical codes when interpreting information from a highly complex case-mix.
- 1.3Identify the principal diagnosis for an admission and any additional diagnoses when applying codes to highly complex cases.
- 1.4Identify interventions when coding a highly complex case-mix.
2 Assign codes relating to highly complex patient health care records.
- 2.1Assign diagnosis and intervention codes according to current classification indices, standards and conventions.
- 2.2Determine sequencing of diagnoses codes according to current classification standards and conventions.
- 2.3Assign condition onset flag (COF).
- 2.4Determine sequencing of intervention codes according to current classification standards and conventions.
- 2.5Use resources to assist in making coding decisions.
- 2.6Complete assigning of codes from highly complex patient health care records.
- 2.7Review and validate Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) assigned to episode of care.
3 Provide clinical coding expertise in the workplace.
- 3.1Share clinical coding expertise in discussions within the coding unit.
- 3.2Provide mentoring support for clinical coders.
- 3.3Supervise and select patient health care records for clinical coders according to their ability.
- 3.4Conduct research to generate solutions to address clinical coding issues.
- 3.5Oversee the submission process for coding queries through jurisdictional or national governance bodies.
Performance evidence
- use current coding manuals and standards to produce coded clinical data from highly complex patient health care records for at least five episodes of care for each of the following: infectious and parasitic diseases, neoplasms, diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, mental and behavioural disorders, diseases of the nervous system, diseases of the eye and adnexa, diseases of the ear and mastoid process, diseases of the circulatory system, diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the digestive system, diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, diseases of the genitourinary system, pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium conditions originating in the perinatal period including congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities, symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not elsewhere classified, injury, poisoning and causes of morbidity and mortality
- for each of the above patient records: identify coding issues and address according to organisational policies and procedures; identify and use resources to assist with highly complex clinical coding requirements.
Knowledge evidence
- characteristics of a highly complex casemix: multiple conditions with underlying problems and high severity of illness; multiple medical and surgical complications, adverse complications or complications arising from surgery; multiple injuries or accidents; complex or staged surgery
- broad health industry context for clinical coding including the relationship between clinical coding, other classifications and uses of coded data
- definition of a clinical coder and clinical coding, and the purpose of coded data
- current codes of practice and guidelines in relation to clinical coding, including professional ethics
- Australian and relevant State or Territory clinical coding standards, protocols and specialty coding rules
- application of rules and conventions to clinical data for coding
- sequencing protocols for principal and additional diagnoses and interventions
- timeframes within which clinical coding must take place
- classifications and medical vocabulary used in clinical coding
- sources of information relating to changes to clinical coding requirements
- resources used to solve clinical coding problems
- mentoring and supervision techniques applicable to the clinical coding environment
- submission process for coding queries through jurisdictional or national governance bodies.
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Questions about assessing HLTCCD008
What does an assessment tool for HLTCCD008 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTCCD008 needs to address all 31 unit components: 3 elements with 16 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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