In the 1980s, Dr James Read set about encoding medical information into a system that aimed to cover every conceivable clinical scenario. By Phil Whitaker When I trained in general practice in the ...

Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VRMS) codes have been part of fleet management since their inception in 1970, but they’re often misunderstood because of their wide-ranging uses. In short, ...

Manufacturers implementing part traceability programmes might like to take a look at Cognex Corporation’s next generation DataMan 7500 series handheld direct part mark readers. They can read all ...

A series of read codes for generating an electronic frailty score have been released by the NHS information centre, in a move that NHS England leaders said will help GPs to formally diagnose the ...

Dr Simon Clay continues his series of articles on QOF coding by looking at why some patients are still required to have a mental health review long after they have recovered. Under QOF rules before ...