Estimate Patient Cost from Encounter Lookup

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Search from the Encounter Lookup Window

To access the Encounter Lookup window, do one of the following: From the main toolbar, select Encounter. From the Tasks menu, select Lookup and then Encounters. The Encounter Lookup window opens. Enter details in the Search Criteria to find the desired encounters. You can use multiple parameters to search, like Bill Status, Billable Date Range, Rendering Physician, or Service Location. Select Find. Encounters that match the search criteria entered display in the Encounter List section at the bottom of the window. Total Encounter Balances displays the total outstanding balance for all encounters listed. Records Found displays the total number of encounters listed. From the Encounter List, do one of the following: Double-click to select an encounter. The Patient Chart > Encounters tab opens. The selected encounter is highlighted in the Encounters list on the left. Right-click an encounter and select Open from the menu. The Encounter Maintenance window opens. Select one or more encounters

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Run Autoflow from an Encounter

Before you begin Ensure that the Estimate Patient Cost item is included in the autoflow. You can run the autoflow for an encounter during check-in and/or check-out process for a person or patient. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM and do one of the following: Select Encounter on the toolbar. Select Tasks > Lookup > Encounters. The Encounter Lookup window opens. Use the search criteria and select Find. The encounters that match the search criteria display under Encounter List. From the Encounter List, right-click on an encounter and do one of the following: Select Checkin from the menu to start the check-in. Select Checkout from the menu to start the check-out. The first window configured in the autoflow opens. Select AutoFlow to open the next window in the sequence. Continue with the autoflow until the Estimate Patient Cost window opens. The Estimate Patient Cost window opens if it is configured in the sequence. The Estimate Patient Cost window displays the encounter details such as the enco

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Estimating Patient Cost

In NextGen® Enterprise PM, the Estimate Patient Cost window enables you to specify the inputs required for calculating the patient and insurance responsibility amounts for services planned or rendered. You can initiate cost estimation from: The People Lookup window for a person. The Patient Lookup window for a patient. The Appointment Lookup window or the appointment book for an appointment or event. The Encounter Lookup window or the Encounters tab on the Patient Chart window for an encounter. The Estimation Results in the Clinical History/Notes tab on the Patient Chart window. When you initiate the cost estimation, the Estimate Patient Cost window opens: Every time you specify and submit data on the Estimate Patient Cost window, a new cost estimation record will be created with a unique cost estimation ID. Multiple cost estimates can be created for one person, patient, appointment, or encounter. Estimate Patient Cost Fields Details are provided for the fields that define the distribu

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Create or Open Cost Estimations from Estimation Results

In NextGen® Enterprise PM, open the chart of the desired patient, and select the Clinical History/Notes tab. In Topics, select Estimation Results. The completed estimates for the patient are displayed. Do one of the following: To create a cost estimate, right-click the Details section, and select New. The Estimate Patient Cost window opens displaying the demographic information of the patient. To open a cost estimate, right-click the Details area, and select Open. The Estimate Patient Cost window opens displaying the cost estimation details. Specify the values, and submit them for cost estimation. A cost estimation is created with a new cost estimate ID and is added to the estimated results in the chart. Parent topic: Estimation Results in Patient Charts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Cost Estimation for a Patient

In NextGen® Enterprise PM, a patient is a record that has a chart created in the practice and is denoted by . A chart includes the clinical and financial details related to the patient's encounters in the practice. A person can become a patient in the practice when a chart is created for the person. A patient record that has an account in the practice is denoted by . You can search for and find a patient in the practice on the Patient Lookup window. You can open the Patient Lookup window by selecting Chart on the toolbar or selecting Tasks > Lookup > Charts. You can use the search criteria to find the desired patient. To open the Estimate Patient Cost window, you can right-click the specific patient and select Estimate Patient Cost. If you initiate cost estimation for a patient using the Patient Lookup window, the following information is displayed. Demographic information of the person or patient and the guarantor All active and unhidden insurances Parent topic: Estimating Patient Cos

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Cost Estimation for a Person

A person in NextGen® Enterprise PM is denoted by and can be any of the following: New patient who has not yet been checked in for the first appointment Guarantor for a patient in the practice Insurance policy holder for a patient in the practice Emergency contact for a patient in the practice Patient in another practice within the same enterprise You can find a person using the People Lookup window and initiate cost estimation for the person. You can open the People Lookup window through one of the following methods. Selecting Lookup or Est Patient Cost on the toolbar. Selecting Tasks > Estimate Patient Cost from the menu. Selecting Tasks > Lookup > People from the menu. You can use the search criteria to find the person. You can open the Estimate Patient Cost window by right-clicking the record of the specific person and selecting Estimate Patient Cost. If you initiate cost estimation for a person or patient using the People Lookup window, the following information is displayed. Demog

Estimate Patient Cost from Encounter Lookup

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