Latest QMAS News: Business Rules

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The NHS Information Centre (IC) has updated the QOF business rules following the April 2010 code release.

NHS CFH is issuing the business rules for information only. This is to allow GPSoC Suppliers/ 3rd party software to update any local searches or templates.

QMAS will continue to only accept business rules version 16.0 until after the October 2010 read code release.
It is anticipated that QMAS will be updated following the October 2010 code release. This will result in one of the following scenarios:

a) NHS IC updates the business rules to version 18.0 and QMAS is updated to accept business rules version 18.0 messages for 2009/10. No messages will be accepted for business rules version 17.0.

b) NHS IC recognise no code cluster changes to the business rules are necessary and QMAS is updated to accept business rules version 17.0 messages for 2009/10.

Please note that if business rules versions 18.0 are issued following the October 2010 code release, suppliers will be issued business rules with a full history of track changes from version 16.0 to 18.0. They will also receive a full change log detailing all changes from version 16.0 to version 18.0.