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ACATS Code Book 2019-2021 Contact [email protected] with questions or comments ACATS Alberta Coding Access Targets for Surgery Go-live date: April 1, 2021 Facing us: Dr. Wynn James, orthopedic surgeon, Edmonton. ACATS Code Book Viewer – ACATS codes at your fingertips with smart-search capability. To link to the viewer, please visit the at ACATS website https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/scns/Page12961.aspx Next scheduled revision release April 1, 2023 514781 ACATS Cover.indd 1 2/22/2021 3:09:47 PM Alberta Coding Access Targets for Surgery 2/23/2021 2:42:10 PM2/23/2021 2:42:10 PM ACATS Codes 2021-2023 The 2019-2021 ACATS code review cycle resulted in the largest update of codes in the nine-year history. This was a considerable change tracking effort with great surgeon engagement from all five zones in the province. ACATS strives to be a scheduled surgery coding system for surgeons, built by surgeons. I, and all the ACATS Leads across the province thank everyone for their efforts. This code review cycle brought in new oversight to the ACATS code review. The Provincial Surgical Operations Committee (PSOC) provided guidance in the development of the ACATS priority description framework for the code review, finding code review surgeon designates for each service, and the final approval of all the ACATS code changes. PSOC membership includes the surgical leadership Bryan Atwood ACATS Provincial Lead from each zone (Clinical Operations, Surgical Zone Lead, Anaesthesia Zone Lead). A Why so many changes this time around? The ACATS priority description tool was updated and used by all services to review the codes. The priority descriptions attempt to describe the risks associated with the patient while waiting for surgery, with each risk having a degree of high, moderate or low. The priority matrix is a tool to align patients across all surgical services to a similar priority. The alignment of codes in each service accounted for approximately 90% of the C code changes. Please contact me if you have any questions about the ACATS priority description matrix. In 2019, ACATS conducted a small trial of a cross-service cancer review. This time around, a formal review of all the ACATS cancer codes across all services was facilitated by Dr. Lloyd Mack. He facilitated a group of 7 cancer surgeons (from 6 specialties) reviewed the ACATS cancer codes across all services. Dr. Mack also facilitated contact external to Alberta and we received feedback from four other provinces. The ACATS cancer A code changes were sent to each service for feedback and approval. This is an important step in the evolution of the ACATS cancer codes for cross-service consistency. What you see in the following pages is the final product. What it took to get here was a great effort by so many people. I already thanked the surgeons who were so engaged in the review and PSOC for the leadership. I also need to give a shout out the ACATS Leads and the surgical office booking clerks who make it all happen T when every day. At time of printing, it is estimated provincially ~45,000 patients on the wait list as of April 1, 2021 need an ACATS code modification. That is an amazing amount of work to complete over a 2-week time frame. Lastly, the technical teams in charge of the OR information systems in the province (Meditech, PICIs, VAX, EPIC, IT) who work with me to load up the codes for testing, cut over and production use. There is a team of about 20 people that bring a new code set to life on release day and work long hours with our stakeholders to provide as smooth a transition as possible. S If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to talk to your ACATS Lead or contact me directly. Bryan 1 514781 CATS code book_2021_V2.indd 1514781 CATS code book_2021_V2.indd 1 Alberta Coding Access Targets for Surgery 2/23/2021 2:42:10 PM2/23/2021 2:42:10 PM Introduction to ACATS? What is ACATS? The ACATS (Alberta Coding Access Targets for Surgery) project was established to develop diagnosis and urgency-based targets for surgery to assist with prioritizing the right patient at the right time for the right surgery. Goal of ACATS: To measure the surgical waitlist volumes and improve decision making processes for when patients should be booked for surgery. Based on the appropriate ACATS code that is provided, a Surgeon Detail Report will be generated and distributed to surgeon offices which can be used in the triaging of patients for surgical dates. A What does ACATS measure? On the Path to Care continuum, ACATS measures the time from when the patient is ready for treatment after their specialist consultation to the time treatment was attended. C A T ACATS Critical Requirements: 1. Refer to your service specific section and select an ACATS code that is most reflective of the patient’s diagnosis. NOTE: You may select a code from another service. S 2. Provide a decision to treat (DTT) date on your Surgical Booking Request Form. DTT is the date on which the physician has determined that surgery is the planned treatment and the patient has agreed to surgery. 3. Provide a ready to treat (RTT) date on your Surgical Booking Request Form and update when there are patient driven changes to readiness using the “Fact Sheet: Ready to Treat.” RTT is the date the patient is socially, functionally and medically ready for surgery. 2 514781 CATS code book_2021_V2.indd 2514781 CATS code book_2021_V2.indd 2 Alberta Coding Access Targets for Surgery 2/23/2021 2:42:11 PM2/23/2021 2:42:11 PM ACATS and the Ready to Treat (RTT) date The Ready to Treat (RTT) date is used for scheduled surgery wait time measurement to account for patient- driven delay in the surgical care pathway. It is not perfect, but it is useful. This fact sheet acts as a guide to help set the RTT date for each patient. This sheet defines the RTT date, discusses when to change the RTT date, and when to keep it the same, and when to remove a patient from the surgical wait list. RTT definition: The date when the Patient is medically, socially and functionally ready to have surgery. When to CHANGE the RTT date? A patient driven delay occurs that prevents a patient from accepting the first available surgical date or the patient requires a delay to an existing surgical date. If a change of RTT is needed, the following should be used to determine the most accurate RTT date. 1) Medical Reasons - The patient does not meet appropriate standardized medical criteria and the surgery cannot be scheduled until the identified medical issues are resolved. RTT is the date when A the patient is medically cleared to proceed to surgery. Examples: Cardiac event, stroke, pregnancy, infection, new diagnosis, chemo/radiation, weight loss required. 2) Social or Functional Reasons - The patient is unable to accept a surgical date or requires additional resources or support to proceed with surgery. C Examples: seasonal work or education, change in occupation, care-giver support for patient and/or family, awaiting health care coverage or work benefits. When to KEEP the RTT date? When the delay to the surgery date is caused by a facility / surgeon delay and not initiated by the patient, the RTT date should not be changed. The following is a list of reasons the fits this scenario: A • Operating room (OR) running late, case(s) postponed • OR slate is impacted by emergency cases and bumping of elective cases • OR seasonal closures – reduced OR capacity • Staff unavailable (sickness, injury, vacation or extended absence) • Operating room or facility issues / maintenance T • Equipment or surgical supplies unavailable • Severe weather or environmental hazard impacting travel of patient or staff When to remove a patient from the waitlist? The patient should be removed from the wait list when: S • the patient’s clinical condition has deteriorated where the surgical procedure is no longer appropriate • the patient is confirmed deceased (by Netcare) • the patient has had the procedure completed elsewhere or as emergency surgery • the patient no longer wishes to pursue surgery • the patient cannot be contacted after multiple (minimum of three) attempts and due diligence • includes preadmission appointments and surgery dates • the patient has refused three scheduled dates for non-medical reasons • the patient is waiting on multiple wait lists for the same surgical procedure • the patient appears on one wait list multiple times for the same procedure For any questions about the RTT interpretation, please contact your ACATS lead. 3 514781 CATS code book_2021_V2.indd 3514781 CATS code book_2021_V2.indd 3 Alberta Coding Access Targets for Surgery 2/23/2021 2:42:11 PM2/23/2021 2:42:11 PM ACATS Cancer pathway – Cancer Subcategories and RTT interpretation In April of 2019, ACATS went live with every code designated to one of five cancer subcategories. This provided more clarity around the use of the code as focus in Alberta included patients having surgery related to a cancer condition. The five subcategories are: 1) Cancer – Patients where cancer is confirmed. 2) Cancer Suspected – If cancer is present at all, ongoing investigations to figure out the type and severity of the cancer. 3) Cancer Prevent – Patients who are at risk to develop future cancer (genetic predisposition, medical conditions), and have surgery/ procedures to minimize the risk of future cancer. 4) Cancer Post – Patients who require surgery to return to normal body function following a cancer removal. 5) None or Benign – This surgery is not related to cancer in any way, including surgery for benign tumours.
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