Assign a Reason Code Library to a Payer
Open File Maintenance and select
Master Files
>
System
>
Payers
.
The
Payers List
window opens.
Double-click the desired payer or right-click the open menu
button and select
Open
.
Select the
Practice
tab and then select the
Transactions
subtab.
Select the desired Reason Code library for the payer, and then select
OK
.
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Assign a Reason Code Library to a Payer
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise
Select Reason Codes Options in Practice Preferences
You can select reason codes options in practice preferences. Open File Maintenance or NextGen® Enterprise PM. Do one of the following: In NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Admin > Preferences > Practice. In File Maintenance, select Master Files > System > Practices. Double-click a practice, and then select Preferences. The Practice Preferences window opens. In Preference List, select Transactions. Under Reason Codes Options, select your desired options. Parent topic: Libraries
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise
Set Priority for Reason Codes
Reason codes are displayed on the Payment Entry window of NextGen® Enterprise PM in the order set in File Maintenance. You can sort this order based on priority. Open File Maintenance and select Libraries > Reason Codes. The Reason Codes List window. Select a library, and then right-click and select Reason Code Priority. A list of reason codes for a library are displayed in a window. Use the arrows to promote or demote a reason code. Note: For a new reason code library or for any new reason codes added to an existing reason code library, the sequence number is initially blank. After the priorities are changed in the priority window, the sequence number or priority numbers are displayed for all reason codes. When priorities are set for a new reason code library, the sequence numbers usually start from 0, 1, 2, and so on. It is possible for two different reason codes to have the same sequence number. When you unhide a reason code, it goes back to its original sequence number. Parent topi
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8
Assign a Reason Code Library to a Payer
The Reason Code Library field on the Modify Payer Information window enables you to create and attach a library with reason codes that are unique to a specific payer. In File Maintenance, select Master Files, then System, and then Payers. The Payers List window opens. Double-click the desired payer or right-click open menu , and select Open. Select the Practice tab and, then Transactions subtab. Select the desired Reason Code Library for the payer, and then select OK. Parent topic: Reason Codes Library
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8
Reason Code Library Maintenance
You can add or modify an existing reason code on the Reason Code Library Maintenance window. You can also attach the library to payers. Open File Maintenance. Select Libraries, and then Reason Codes. The Reason Code List window opens. Double-click on an existing library to open it or select open menu button on the Reason Code List window and select New. The Reason Code Library Maintenance window opens. Complete the fields to enter the reason codes into the library. Select the Next button to add a reason code to the library or select the OK button to modify an existing reason code. Reason Code Library Maintenance Field Descriptions The table lists all the fields and its descriptions in the Reason Code Library Maintenance window. Parent topic: Reason Codes Library
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise
Assign Practices to a Payer
Open File Maintenance, and then select Master Files > System > Payers. The Payers List window opens. Right-click the applicable payer, and then select Practice Access. The Payer Master Access by Practice window opens. Note: By default, all practices listed in the Payer Master Access by Practice window are selected to allow access to all of the payers listed in the Payer master file. However, when a new payer is added, only the practice from which the payer was created has access to that payer. From the Practice list, do one of the following: To allow specific practices to access the payer, select the checkboxes individually next to the practices in the list, or right-click a practice and then select the Select All option. Select All in the Payer Master Access by Practice window To prevent specific practices from accessing the payer, clear the checkboxes next to the relevant practices in the list. Select OK.
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise
Attach an Alternate Type of Service Library to a Payer
Open File Maintenance. Under Master Files, select System > Payers The Payers List window opens. Select the applicable payer. The Modify Payer Information window opens. Select the Practice tab and then select the Libraries sub-tab. Select the applicable alternate type of service library from the Type of Service Library list. Select OK. Parent topic: Libraries
button and select Open.
