Set the SIM Configuration Hierarchy

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Set Up Encounter Rate SIM Maintenance Configurations

After you set the SIM configuration hierarchy, you must set up specific parameters for the encounter rate SIM code. Open File Maintenance. Select Libraries > Encounter Rate Billing. The Encounter Rate Billing List window opens. Select a library from the list. The Encounter Rate Billing Library Maintenance window opens. Right-click the Encounter Rate SIM grid, and then select New. The Encounter Rate SIM Maintenance window opens. Encounter Rate SIM Maintenance window Enter the service item number. Select the effective and expiration dates. Enter the co-pay amount. Select a condition code for Field Locator 18 on UB claims. Note: The Description and Amount fields are automatically filled in based on the service item description for the encounter and the corresponding dollar value from the SIM. You can modify the values. Optional: In the Required CPT4 section, select the open record button, and then select the codes. Select the payer in COB. Optional: In the Valid Primary Payers section, se

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Set Up the Secondary and Tertiary Encounter Rate Tabs

The Secondary Encounter Rate and Tertiary Encounter Rate tabs on the Encounter Rate Billing Library Maintenance window contain billing rules that apply when the ER payer is the secondary or tertiary payer on the encounter. Open the Encounter Rate Billing library. The Encounter Rate Billing Library Maintenance window opens. Select the Secondary Encounter Rate or Tertiary Encounter Rate tab. Select the Secondary Calculations when Medicare is the primary payer or Tertiary Calculations when Medicare is the primary payer settings for calculating the encounter rate when Medicare is the primary payer. The options are: Encounter Rate amount is equal to the: Select one of the following options to determine the calculation for the encounter rate of the secondary or tertiary payer when Medicare is the primary insurance. Encounter Rate minus Medicare allowed Medicare allowed minus Medicare paid Encounter Rate amount minus Medicare paid Medicare paid minus Encounter Rate amount Encounter Rate amoun

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Set Up the COB Claims Tab

The COB Claims tab on the Encounter Rate Billing Library Maintenance window defines whether or not payers that may be subsequent to an encounter rate payer require the ER SIM code on their secondary/tertiary claims. For example, Medicare requires an Encounter Rate SIM code, or pay code, on qualified FQHC claims. Medicare then pays on that ER SIM. To create a balanced electronic secondary claim, the Medicare ER SIM must appear on the secondary claim with the appropriate CAS segments. In the case where the primary is an encounter rate payer and the secondary is not, but the secondary needs to see the ER SIM from the primary payer on the claim, the setup can be either of the following: Setup the Encounter Rate Library for the primary payer to insert the ER SIM as a charge, so the charge can be flagged to bill to the next payer. Setup the Encounter Rate Library for the primary payer to insert the ER SIM on Encounter Maintenance, and then setup an ER Library for the secondary payer to inser

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Add or Modify an Encounter Rate Billing Library

The Encounter Rate Billing library enables you to configure the billing process for payers who require a flat encounter rate. This library is used to configure the business rules applicable to a payer. The Encounter Rate Billing library provide the flexibility to set up multiple rate codes to accommodate the different billing requirements of individual payers. The appropriate library can then be attached to the payer. A SIM with the appropriate CPT4 code must be set up in the SIM library before you set up encounter rate billing. Note: When you copy an Encounter Rate Billing library, the SIM Configuration Hierarchy and the encounter rate information are also copied. To add or modify an Encounter Rate Billing library, do the following: Access File Maintenance. Select Libraries, and then Encounter Rate Billing. The Encounter Rate Billing List window opens. Do one of the following: To add a library, select Open Menu and select New. To modify a library, select the library from the list, and

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Add or Modify an Encounter Rate Billing Library

Before you begin A SIM with the appropriate CPT4 code must be set up in the SIM Library before you set up encounter rate billing. Note: When you copy an Encounter Rate Billing Library, the SIM configuration hierarchy and the encounter rate information are also copied. Encounter Rate Billing Library provides flexibility to set up multiple rate codes to accommodate different billing requirements of individual payers. You can generate both Encounter Rate Library Listing and Encounter Rate Library with Claim Detail Rules reports from the Encounter Rate Billing Library. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Reports User Guide forNextGen®Enterprise PM. To add or modify an Encounter Rate Billing Library, do the following: Open File Maintenance. Select Libraries > Encounter Rate Billing. The Encounter Rate Billing List window opens. Do one of the following: To add a library, select the open menu button and then select New. To modify a library,

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Set Up Payers for Encounter Rate Billing

Once the Encounter Rate Billing library has been created, it must be attached to the appropriate encounter rate payers. Attaching the Encounter Rate Billing library ensures that during the billing process in NextGen® Enterprise PM, the ER SIM code is inserted onto the encounter and the claim is configured correctly to meet the ER payer's specific requirements. Access File Maintenance. Select System Master Files, then PM, and then Payers. The Payers List window opens. From the list, select an ER payer, and then select Open Menu and select Open. The Modify Payer Information window opens. Select the Practice tab, and then select the Libraries sub-tab. In the Encounter Rate Library field, select the Encounter Rate Billing library for the payer. Modify Payer Information To save changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: Setting Up Encounter Rate Billing

Set the SIM Configuration Hierarchy

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Add or Modify an Encounter Rate Billing Library

Set Up Payers for Encounter Rate Billing