Practice Preferences for Programs

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Programs Practice Preferences

The Programs practice preference allows you to enable or disable program-related functionality for the practice. When you select the Enable Programs check box, you can enable Programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM, and the following functionalities are available: On the Patient Information tab in Patient Chart, the Programs sub-tab appears. The sub-tab is used to enroll patients in one or more programs. On the General tab of the Encounter Maintenance window, the Program field appears. The field is used to link encounters to a program. On the General sub-tab of the Encounters tab in Patient Chart, the Program name is displayed for encounters linked to a program. You must select the Required Encounter Level Programs check box to make the program mandatory for the encounter for specific locations in encounter maintenance. In the Limit to Valid Locations field, you must select the locations for which the program is required. For information on setting a program to be required for an encounter

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Practice Preferences for Programs

To use Programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM, you must first enable programs for the practice in Practice Preferences. When enabled, the following program-related functionality is available: On the Patient Information tab in the Patient Chart, a Programs sub-tab appears. From this sub-tab, you can enroll a patient in one or more programs. On the Encounter Maintenance window, a Program field appears on the General tab. From this field, you can link an encounter to a program. On the Encounters tab in the Patient Chart, the Program name displays for encounters linked to a program under the General sub-tab. If your practice uses In Progress Billing, you can enable the Limit to Valid Programs option in Practice Preferences to ensure new encounters created in NextGen® Enterprise PM that are linked to a specific program automatically default to In Progress status. For example, you can default new encounters linked to Program ABC to In Progress status, so they are held from the billing and claims

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Practice Preferences for Programs

To use Programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM, you must first enable programs for the practice in Practice Preferences. When enabled, the following program-related functionality is available: On the Patient Information tab in the Patient Chart, a Programs sub-tab appears. From this sub-tab, you can enroll a patient in one or more programs. On the Encounter Maintenance window, a Program field appears on the General tab. From this field, you can link an encounter to a program. On the Encounters tab in the Patient Chart, the Program name displays for encounters linked to a program under the General sub-tab. If your practice uses In Progress Billing, you can enable the Limit to Valid Programs option in Practice Preferences to ensure new encounters created in NextGen® Enterprise PM that are linked to a specific program automatically default to In Progress status. For example, you can default new encounters linked to Program ABC to In Progress status, so they are held from the billing and claims

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Register Patients in Programs

Before you begin The Enable Programs checkbox must be selected on the Programs tab of Practice Preferences in File Maintenance. The setting provides access to the Programs tab in the patient chart. You can enroll your patients in various programs offered by your practice, including care management, rehabilitation, and recovery. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Chart, and then in Patient Lookup, enter your search criteria, and then select Find. Matching people and patient records appear in the search results. In Matching Records, select a patient record , and then select Open. The Patient Information tab opens in the Patient Chart window. Select the Programs tab, select the open menu icon, and then select New. In the Program Enrollment window, select a program, category, primary provider, location, enrollment date, and discharge date, and then select OK. For more information on patient programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set the Required Encounter-Level Programs for Specific Locations

You can now set a program to be required for the encounter for a specific location to ensure that all the encounters for that location are assigned with a program. To set the Program field as a required field for the encounter for a specific location on the Create Encounter window or the Encounter Maintenance window, do the following: From the Admin menu in NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Preferences and then select Practice. The Practice Preferences window opens. From the preferences list, select Programs. Select the Enable Programs check box. The Required Encounter Level Programs check box is enabled. Select the Required Encounter Level Programs check box. The Limit to Valid Locations field is enabled. In the Limit to Valid Locations field, select one or more locations for which the program is required. Note: If you clear the Required Encounter Level Programs check box, all the selected locations are removed. To save the changes and close the window, select OK. For information on the

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set the Required Encounter-Level Programs for Specific Locations

You can now set a program to be required for the encounter for a specific location to ensure that all the encounters for that location are assigned with a program. To set the Program field as a required field for the encounter for a specific location on the Create Encounter window or the Encounter Maintenance window, do the following: From the Admin menu in NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Preferences and then select Practice. The Practice Preferences window opens. From the preferences list, select Programs. Select the Enable Programs check box. The Required Encounter Level Programs check box is enabled. Select the Required Encounter Level Programs check box. The Limit to Valid Locations field is enabled. In the Limit to Valid Locations field, select one or more locations for which the program is required. Note: If you clear the Required Encounter Level Programs check box, all the selected locations are removed. To save the changes and close the window, select OK. For information on the

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