This notice is for the practices that complete ARTP reports in SPM and send them to ACC or their ACC contract holder.
Updating the ACC Procedure codes
ACC have made some changes to the Elective Surgery procedure codes that will take effect from the 1st of May 2017. Please refer to notifications from either ACC or your Lead Supplier as to the procedures that have been added and removed.
You can update SPM to use the new procedure codes by importing them from a file. Please note that as this will replace the existing list of ACC procedures the import process should only be completed after all the ARTP reports for April have been completed.
- Download a list of ACC procedure codes and their related MBSE codes, which have been prepared by Incisive, by clicking on this link.
Note the location that you have saved the downloaded file to.
- Import the file into SPM
SPMc - Utilities > Data Import > ARTP Procedures
SPMi - Utilities > Import > ARTP > ARTP Procedure Codes
- Use the 'Set' button to find and select the ARTP_ACCwMBSE_May2017.txt file you have just downloaded.
- Click on Import Codes button to start the import process. Click Cancel when complete.
Surgical Priority
We are aware that ACC have sent a notification of a change made to the Surgical Priority section of the ARTP to further define the priorities to H1, H2, H3, H4 or Routine.
ACC have advised Lead Suppliers that they do not require a change from the ARTP that is produced from the SPM application. The following is an excerpt:
"We have been advised PMS software only allows the choice of High, Medium or Low. Until such time as ACC reviews the ARTP we will consider surgeries submitted with Medium or Low priority as Routine. If a request is high priority (H1, H2, H3 or H4), please choose High as you do now.
It is important that ACC understands the specific criteria relating to the ARTP’s High priority status. To assist us, please include H1, H2, H3 or H4 at the beginning of the Causal Link description on your ARTP."
Please contact ACC or your Lead Supplier for further clarification.
Incisive are looking to make changes to the Surgical Priority options in the ARTP and make them available in a future update.
If you have any queries please create a ticket at http://www.incisivesupport.com or send an email to help@incisivesupport.com
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