Set the Required Encounter-Level Programs for Specific Locations

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

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 Preference for Required Encounter-Level Program

In a practice, a program may be set to be required for an encounter for specific locations in the Create Encounter window for new encounters and in the Encounter Maintenance window for existing encounters to more accurately track encounters by programs. For more information on setting a program to be required for an encounter for specific locations, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the Behavioral Health Billing User Guide for NextGen Enterprise PM , and then see Set the Required Encounter-Level Programs for Specific Locations section. When the encounter-level program is set to be required for specific locations on Programs preference in the Practice Preferences window, then one of the following validation scenarios occur. If a patient has not been enrolled in any program, and the same location is selected in the Encounter Maintenance window or the Create Encounter window and on the Programs preference in the Practice Preferences window: The user can create an

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Practice Preference for Required Encounter-Level Program

In a practice, a program may be set to be required for an encounter for specific locations in the Create Encounter window for new encounters and in the Encounter Maintenance window for existing encounters to more accurately track encounters by programs. For more information on setting a program to be required for an encounter for specific locations, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the Behavioral Health Billing User Guide for NextGen Enterprise PM , and then see Set the Required Encounter-Level Programs for Specific Locations section. When the encounter-level program is set to be required for specific locations on Programs preference in the Practice Preferences window, then one of the following validation scenarios occur. If a patient has not been enrolled in any program, and the same location is selected in the Encounter Maintenance window or the Create Encounter window and on the Programs preference in the Practice Preferences window: The user can create an

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

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Practice Preferences for Programs

In practice preferences, you can select Enable Programs to turn on programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM, with the following functionality: The Programs sub-tab appears on the Patient Information tab in the patient chart. You can use this sub-tab to enroll patients in one or more programs. The Program field appears on the General tab in the Encounter Maintenance window. You can use this field to link encounters to a program. The Program name is displayed for encounters linked to a program on the General sub-tab of the Encounters tab in the patient chart. You can select the Required Encounter Level Programs option to make programs mandatory for encounters in specific locations in encounter maintenance. You can select the locations from Limit to Valid Locations. For more information on setting a program as mandatory for an encounter for specific locations, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Behavioral Health Billing User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM.

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