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Ophthalmic Payments. National User Group Meeting 2 nd February 2012. Electronic Links. Ocuco (Acuitas) Pilot commenced on 15 th May 2011 for GOS 3, GOS 4 & GOS 5 claims. Electronic Links. Optisoft Accredited for GOS 3 in January 2012 GOS 1 pilot commenced in August 2011
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Ophthalmic Payments National User Group Meeting 2nd February 2012
Electronic Links • Ocuco (Acuitas) • Pilot commenced on 15th May 2011 for GOS 3, GOS 4 & GOS 5 claims
Electronic Links • Optisoft • Accredited for GOS 3 in January 2012 • GOS 1 pilot commenced in August 2011 • pilot to be completed in February 2012 • GOS 3 pilot to commence shortly
Electronic Links • Optinet • Accredited for GOS 1, GOS 3, GOS 4, GOS 5 & GOS 6 in September 2011 • GOS 1 pilot commenced in January 2012
Electronic Links • Optix • GOS 3 & GOS 4 pilot completed • GOS 3 & GOS 4 national implementation now available
Electronic Links • Accredited Suppliers, Pilots & Electronic Links Activity • There is a link, called national availability & pilots, now available on the Ophthalmic Payments Bulletin Board showing latest eGOS activity and pilot information • https://nww.openexeter.nhs.uk/nhsia/opthelp/Ophthalmics/eng/ECActivity.html
Electronic Links • Activity Details • 324 active stores • 218 Specsavers stores • 75 practices using the Optix system • 24 Vision Express stores use Ocuco • 7 Independents • 34 requested activations pending • 184 stores using automatic process • 116 PCT/LHBs over 53 agencies • 7 new PCTs & 2 agencies
Electronic Links • Claim Volumes • 5,252,758 GOS 1 • 1,563 GOS 3 • 218 GOS 4 • 2 GOS 5 • 22 GOS 6
Practice wishing to use links • Check for accredited supplier at the practice (using activity page) • If yes, follow usual activation process found on the Bulletin Board • If no, then pass on the URL for the NHS CfH Ophthalmic payments electronic links website & ask the practice to forward it to their system supplier • http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/systemsandservices/ssd/prodserv/ecophthalmics
Raising Ophthalmic Change Requests • Ensure new CRs are raised 1 week before next OPUG meeting • Multiple places to raise a new Ophthalmic CR • ‘Contact Details’ from OE login • OE Bulletin Board • Ophthalmic Bulletin Board • http://nww.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/nhais/prodservs/cr_form
Online Help Review • Completed during December 2011 • Main help & individual pages • Seen by us as a success • analysis of logs shows a 50% reduction in numbers for December 2010 & 2011 • improvements to continue • Please use the available help to seek advice & guidance