Change the Claim Edit Help Text

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Activate Claim Edits

The Claim Edits Library contains a list of the available claim edits you can apply to the claims you generate. In File Maintenance, select Libraries > Claim Edits and select the applicable Claim Edits Library. The Claim Edit Library Maintenance window opens. Select the claim edit you want to activate by selecting in the Active column. A check mark displays to indicate the claim edit is active. To edit the Help Text, select the Help Text field and enter the new description for the Help Text. To change the edit severity level, select in the Severity field, and select one of the following severity levels: Warning Critical Custom Required After you make your selections, select OK. Parent topic: Claim Edits Library

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Up the Claim Edits Library

Open the Claim Edits Library type. Select open menu button and then select New. The Claim Edit Library Maintenance window opens. Use the following list to complete the required and optional fields. Claim Edit Library(required) - Enter the name of the library. Quick Start - Do not use the Quick Start field on the Claim Edit Library Maintenance window. When a selection is made, it provides incorrect results and should not be used. Default Task Type - Select a Worklog task to associate with the selected claim edits that have check marks next to them in the list. The task you select will be created as the default task when one of these claim edits is encountered during the claims build process or the claim edits process. Note: Each edit can have a specific task or the default task assigned to it. You can override the default task type used for a specific claim edit by selecting a task type in the Task Type column for the active claim edit. Default Severity(required) - Select a severity lev

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Clear Parameter Settings in a Claim Edit

Select the applicable claim edit. Right-click the claim edit, and then select Clear. The claim edit reverts to the default and displays in blue if it remains active. Select OK on the Claim Edit Library Maintenance window. The modification to the claim edit is saved. Parent topic: Claim Edits Library

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Configure Claim Edits

When active, some claim edits display in blue when they require additional parameters to be set up for the description. If the parameters are not set up, then the claim edit displays in red and the library cannot be saved. In addition, several claim edits have variable numeric values that can be changed. Typically, these claim edits display in black and do not require changes because the value in the description is valid. For example, the claim edit "Line Item Charge is equal to $0.00" does not require a change because zero is a valid value. Right-click the claim edit description that displays with blue text, and then select Open. The Claim Edit Options window opens. The parameters that display on this window vary depending on the claim edit description you opened. Enter the applicable parameters. Select OK. After you have set up the additional parameters, the claim edit displays with black text. To save the library, select OK on the Claim Edit Library Maintenance window. Parent topic:

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Assign a Default Claim Edits Library

The default claim edits library is assigned on the Practice Preferences window. You can override the default library on the Libraries tab on the Practice tab under the Payers master file. You must assign a default Claim Edits Library on the Practice Preferences Libraries window. This enables users to bill encounters and generate claims. Access the Practice Preferences Libraries window. In the Claim Edits Library field, select the applicable library. Select OK. Libraries tab on the Practice tab Parent topic: Claim Edits Library

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Change the Claim Edit Help Text

You can change the text in the Help Text fields for a claim edit to display help text that best meets your needs when troubleshooting claim edit errors on the Claims Status report. In the Claim Edit Library Maintenance window, double-click the help text. Change the text to read what you want to display in relation to the claim edit. To save the library, select OK. To change the help text back to the default setting, in the In the Claim Edit Library Maintenance window, right-click on the applicable help text, and then select Reset Help Text. To save the library, select OK. Parent topic: Claim Edits Library

Change the Claim Edit Help Text

Recommendations

Activate Claim Edits

Set Up the Claim Edits Library

Clear Parameter Settings in a Claim Edit

Configure Claim Edits

Assign a Default Claim Edits Library

Change the Claim Edit Help Text