ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to achieve maximum Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) points. The value of each point is determined by the prevalence. The prevalence could be low because of poor communication with your patients, no or a poor system to review practice records or an inaccurate data entry. When the general medical services contract was introduced in 2004, General Practitioners leaders agreed that QOF pay should be adjusted to account for prevalence. They argued that practices with three times the prevalence had three times the work and deserved three times the reward. All new patients, including those in nursing and residential homes, registering with the practice must be added to the disease specific register. Educate the patients; explain the real risks of not complying with medication and attending regular follow-ups. It is easy to make mistakes in coding. A small error in coding can lead to lost money.
