Essential knowledge: The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role This includes knowledge of: Australian and relevant State/Territory clinical coding standards and protocols Appropriate legislation Classifications and nomenclature used to achieve accurate clinical coding Clinical data indexing, storage and mapping from clinical terms of classifications Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology and body systems Coding factors influencing health status Coding requirements of: congenital malformations and deformations endocrine, nutrition and metabolic diseases injuries and external causes of injuries neoplasms poisoning and external causes of poisoning symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical findings Coding diseases of the: circulatory system digestive system ear and mastoid process eye and adnexa genitourinary system musculoskeletal system nervous system respiratory system skin and subcutaneous tissue Coding conditions: in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium originating in the perinatal period Current codes of practice and guidelines in relation to clinical coding Definition of a clinical coder and clinical coding, and the purpose of coded data Professional ethics in clinical coding Sequencing of codes and primary diagnosis The way rules and conventions are applied to clinical data to achieve correct clinical codes Timescales within which clinical coding must take place |