Encounter Maintenance - Clinical Tab

Field	Description
Height (In Inches)	Enter the patient’s height at the time of the encounter.
Weight (In Pounds)	Enter the patient’s weight at the time of the encounter.
Temperature	Enter the patient’s temperature at the time of the encounter.
Pulse	Enter the patient’s pulse at the time of the encounter.
Blood Pressure	Enter the patient’s systolic and diastolic pressure at the time of the encounter.
User Defined Fields: Clinical UD 1-4	Up to four additional encounter-level custom fields can be created using the User Defined Fields in the Encounters preferences under Practice Preferences. Enter a caption or label for one or more of the Clinical UD 1-4 fields. Users can then make numeric entries in these custom fields on an encounter.

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Encounter Maintenance - Encounter Specifics Tab

The Encounter Specifics tab displays when one or both of the following are enabled in Practice Preferences > Encounter: Encounter Specific User Defined Fields CCBHC Qualifying Encounter The Encounter Specifics tab includes the following fields: Field Description User Defined Fields: Encounter Specific 1–50 Up to fifty additional encounter-level custom fields can be created in User Defined Fields in the Encounters preferences under Practice Preferences. Enter a caption or label for one or more of the Encounter Specific 1-50 fields. Users can then make free text entries in these custom fields on an encounter. CCBHC Qualifying Encounter Select this check box to indicate the encounter includes a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) service and should be flagged as an encounter that qualifies for CCBHC reporting purposes. If the encounter has a charge for a SIM code that is flagged as a CCBHC Qualifying Encounter code in the Service Items Library, then this check box is auto

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General Information about Patient Encounter

The General tab on the Encounter Maintenance window includes high-level information about the patient's encounter, which is used for general reporting purposes and, specifically, for billing and claim purposes. Field Name Description Patient Type Displays the types of patients available in the master list on the Master Lists window in File Maintenance. Condition Related to Employment Indicates that the encounter of the patient is related to the patient's employment. This option populates box 10a on the CMS 1500 paper claim form. Remarks Displays additional information related to the patient encounter. Same/Similar Date Displays the date when the patient first experienced the same or similar symptoms. This option populates box 15 on the CMS 1500 paper claim forms. Complaints Displays the text complaints for the patient encounter, up to 40 alpha-numeric characters. Date Last Seen Displays the date of encounter on which the patient was last seen for the same or similar symptoms or conditi

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Encounter Maintenance - Clinical Tab

The Clinical tab includes clinical information about the patient’s encounter. The tab is useful for those who do not have NextGen® Enterprise, but would like to capture limited clinical information for each encounter in NextGen® Enterprise PM. All fields on this tab require numeric entries, not text. The information on this tab is not available or viewable in NextGen® Enterprise. The Clinical tab includes the following fields: Field Description Height (In Inches) Enter the patient’s height at the time of the encounter. Weight (In Pounds) Enter the patient’s weight at the time of the encounter. Temperature Enter the patient’s temperature at the time of the encounter. Pulse Enter the patient’s pulse at the time of the encounter. Blood Pressure Enter the patient’s systolic and diastolic pressure at the time of the encounter. User Defined Fields: Clinical UD 1-4 Up to four additional encounter-level custom fields can be created using the User Defined Fields in the Encounters preferences un

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Field Descriptions in Encounters Practice Preference

The following table describes the fields in the Encounter practice preference. Field Description When creating a new encounter, set types to You can select the encounter types that should be selected by default in the Encounter Types field on the Create Encounter window. For NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Billable. For NextGen® Enterprise EHR, select Clinical. For NextGen® Optical Management, select both Optical and Billable. Note: If the Enable Group Scheduling check box is selected in Practice Preferences > Appt Scheduling , then the Optical check box should not be selected here. User-Defined Fields This section enables you to add labels for multiple custom encounter-level fields in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The user-defined fields include the following: 4 user-defined fields 50 encounter specific user-defined fields 4 clinical user-defined fields 4 billing & collection user-defined fields These user-defined fields can be used as search criteria in the Encounter Specific field on the E

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Practice Preferences for Encounters

The table describes the preferences for encounters. Field Description When Creating a New Encounter Set Types To You can select the default encounter types in the Encounter Types field in the Create Encounter window. For NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Billable. For NextGen® Enterprise EHR, select Clinical. For NextGen® Optical Management, select both Optical and Billable. Note: If Enable Group Scheduling is selected in Practice Preferences > Appt Scheduling , then Optical should not be selected here. User-Defined Fields You can add labels for multiple custom encounter-level fields in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The user-defined fields can serve as search criteria in the Encounter Specific field in the Encounter Lookup window. User-Defined 1-4 You can enter user-defined names to label up to four fields that your practice can use to enter additional information on encounters in NextGen® Enterprise PM. These customized free-text fields appear on the General tab in the Create Encounter and Enc

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Encounter Maintenance - Encounter Specifics Tab

The Encounter Specifics tab displays when one or both of the following are enabled in Practice Preferences > Encounter: Encounter Specific User Defined Fields CCBHC Qualifying Encounter The Encounter Specifics tab includes the following fields: Field Description User Defined Fields: Encounter Specific 1–50 Up to fifty additional encounter-level custom fields can be created in User Defined Fields in the Encounters preferences under Practice Preferences. Enter a caption or label for one or more of the Encounter Specific 1-50 fields. Users can then make free text entries in these custom fields on an encounter. CCBHC Qualifying Encounter Select this check box to indicate the encounter includes a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) service and should be flagged as an encounter that qualifies for CCBHC reporting purposes. If the encounter has a charge for a SIM code that is flagged as a CCBHC Qualifying Encounter code in the Service Items Library, then this check box is auto

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Encounter Maintenance - Clinical Tab

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Encounter Maintenance - Encounter Specifics Tab