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Appendix 6 – HRG area EB01Z - Noninterventional acquired cardiac conditions 19years and over88 The appendix gives a detailed breakdown of the clinical coding auditfindings in the specific area audited. It is designed as a technical report forthe clinical coding department at the Trust audited. However PCTs will findthe data useful in understanding the cause of the HRG assignment errorsand the coding errors.89 At the set up meeting the Trust and PCT agreed to audit HRG EB01Zas this was an area of concern for commissioners. A sample of 30 caseswas provided for audit and no episodes found unsafe to audit per NHS CFHstandards because there was no evidence of the episode within in thecasenotes.Table 17: HRG EB01Z area: coding errorsTotal fromepisodesauditedIncorrectCoderErrorNon CoderErrorTotalincorrect%incorrectPrimary 30 1 4 5 16.7diagnosisSecondary 95 6 13 19 20.0diagnosisPrimary 2 0 0 0 0.0procedureSecondary 3 0 0 0 0.0procedureOverall 130 7 17 24 18.5Table 18: Table 18 HRG area: HRG errorsEpisodesSpellsTotal 30 19Total changing HRG 0 0% changing HRG 0.0 0.0Analysis of coding errors90 The audit identified 24 (18.5 per cent) errors in procedure anddiagnoses coding, leading to no HRG changes.Audit Commission Payment by results data assurance framework 67