Enable In Progress Billing Status
When the In Progress billing status is enabled, the status and all related features become available in NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM.
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File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8
Depending on your kind of practice, you might prefer that all new encounters are created with the In Progress status set by default instead of users manually setting the status. Then, whenever a user creates an encounter, the In Progress check box will be automatically selected on the Create Encounter window. Users cannot clear the In Progress check box unless they change the selection in the Encounter Types field to only Billable. Some encounters, such as point-of-sale, do not require an In Progress status. By changing the encounter type to Billable, the front office can then enter charges for the encounter. Because point-of-sale encounters are NextGen® Enterprise PM-only, setting the encounter type to Billable prevents the point-of-sale encounter from displaying in the NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can set the new encounter status default to In Progress in the Encounters Practice Preferences, select the Enable In Progress billing status check box, and then select the Default all new eSetting the Default Status of New Encounters to In Progress
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8
The security rights associated with the In Progress billing status enable you to control which users can: Set new encounters to be In Progress encounters change the In Progress status recalculate charges on In Progress encounters In Progress Encounter rights are set up in System Administrator on the Rights tab in Operations > Encounters. For more information about how to set rights and permissions, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest System Administrator Guide for NextGen Enterprise. In Progress Indicator on New Encounter Security Right In Progress Indicator on New Encounter – If the status of new encounters is not set to In Progress by default, you can allow users with the appropriate security right to manually set the status on new encounters to In Progress. These users can select the In Progress check box on the Create Encounter window to create an In Progress encounter. Note: Once users select the check box, they cannot clear it unless they change theAdditional In Progress Status Security Rights
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8
To allow NextGen® Enterprise PM users to change the In Progress status of an encounter, you must display the Convert In Progress check box on the Create Encounter and Encounter Maintenance windows. The check box is a mechanism that, when it is not selected, prevents In Progress encounters from converting to Unbilled. Once the Convert In Progress check box is selected, the system releases a hold on the encounter and allows the encounter to be converted to Unbilled in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Only users with the appropriate security right can select the Convert In Progress check box either: manually on the Create Encounter and Encounter Maintenance windows. by using a template field with a convert-in-progress indicator in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. The Convert In Progress check box can be controlled in NextGen® Enterprise EHR and through Template Editor to allow the clinician to sign off that everything is ready for the encounter to convert to Unbilled, thereby releasing the Encounter. To dMaking the Convert In Progress Check Box Visible in Encounter Maintenance
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8
In NextGen® Enterprise EHR, you can allow the patient procedure trigger to add, modify, or delete charges (CPT codes) for encounters in a locked status. You might want to allow this action, for example, if some offices or specialties provide care to a patient over a period of time. Because the cost of care cannot be accurately predicted, these offices or specialties would need to hold the charge (CPT code) until the clinician determines the patient’s specific treatment regimen is complete. When the trigger is allowed to modify charges, users can associate all charges throughout the course of a case with one specific encounter regardless of the encounter lock status instead of the users submitting each charge on independent encounters. The practice can consolidate all procedures onto one encounter that will be used for billing in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Other encounters used to document care over the course of treatment can be marked as clinical-only to support clinical documentation anAllowing Patient Procedure Trigger to Modify Locked Encounter Charges
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8
Auto creation actions can exclude encounters that have a specified billing status when NextGen® Enterprise PM calculates totals and creates the tasks. Open the Task Types master file, and then select a task type that has Account as the Source Type. In the Exclude encounter status for applicable auto create actions field, select In Progress. Note: The check box displays only if the Enable In Progress billing status check box is enabled in the Encounters Practice Preferences. . Parent topic: In Progress Billing SetupExclude In Progress Encounters from Auto Create Actions
File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8
In Progress encounters, by default, appear on statements. If an In Progress encounter is excluded from them, it does not appear on any statements until the encounter status converts to an Unbilled status. You can omit encounters with In Progress status from Statements in the Statements Practice Preferences, select the Exclude In Progress encounters from statements check box. The check box displays only if the Enable In Progress billing status check box is enabled in the Encounters Practice Preferences. Parent topic: In Progress Billing Setup