Viewing Clinical History and Notes Information

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Viewing Financial Information

Viewing Financial Information Viewing Financial Information You can view the patient's financial history by selecting the Financial tab of the patient chart. The Financial tab lists all the encounters that are associated with the patient and provides details of the payments received according to the primary, secondary, or tertiary insurances. Double-click an encounter in the list to expand the view to the charge level. For more information on adding charges to an encounter or billing an encounter, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Billing and Collections Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM. Financial Tab Components of the Financial Information Details of the financial information in the Financial tab of the patient chart. Filter Encounters on the Patient Chart You can use the Financial tab in the patient chart to filter encounters. Print Fee Tickets You can use the Financial tab in the patient chart to print fee tickets on demand from the patient's chart.

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Viewing Notes Information in Encounters

You an view the notes attached to a selected encounter in the Note tab under Encounters. You can add, modify, delete, print or seal an existing note on the selected encounter. Encounters - Notes Tab You can view patient encounters in the Encounters section and notes in the Encounter Notes section in the Notes tab. A pushpin appears next to an encounter with a note. Add Notes to Encounters You can add a note to a encounter using the Note tab under Encounters in a patient chart. Delete Encounter Notes You can use the Notes tab under Encounters to delete a note attached to a patient encounter. Send Encounter Notes as Emails You can use the Notes tab under Encounters to send an encounter note to the desired recipient as an email. Parent topic: Patient Encounters and Financial History

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Viewing Insurance Information in Encounters

You can view a patient's insurance information in the Insurance tab You can view insurance information for an encounter in the Insurance tab under Encounters. The Encounters section displays the list of patient encounters. The Insurance Information section displays information for the selected insurance based on the setup for the payer in the payers master file in File Maintenance. For more information on setting up payers, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest File Maintenance Master Files Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM. You can do the following on the Insurance tab under Encounters: Open the Encounter Insurance Selection window for the selected encounter. Open the Insurance Maintenance window for the encounter. Remove the selected insurance from the encounter. Open the Balance Control window for the selected encounter. Open the Authorization Listing window for the selected insurance. Open the Referral Listing window for the selected insurance. Open the

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Create Quicknotes

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Chart or Chart Lookup . The Patient Lookup window opens. In the Search Criteria section, enter the patient's information, and then select Find. Patient records that match the search criteria, appear in the Matching Records section. Select the patient, and then select Open. The Patient Chart window opens. Select the Clinical History/Notes tab. The Clinical History/Notes window opens displaying Topics and Description. Under the Topics section, select the category to attach the note and then right-click in the Descriptions section and select Quicknote. The Quicknote window opens. Enter a subject for the note. Select a description for the user note from the User Note Description list. Note: User Note Descriptions are automatically filled text items that you can select when you create a note. Enter a description for the note in Note Entry. Select OK. Note: NextGen® Enterprise PM timestamps the create date, author of the note, and any

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Creating Patient Notes

You can view a note in the Clinical History/Notes tab. You can create a patient note to record a patient's formal and informal information. You can create a formal note to be stored with the medical chart through your notepad or word processor. Notes created externally from NextGen® Enterprise PM remain in their native format, stored on the database, and attached to the chart. You can designate a chart note as non-printable. Non-printable notes can be changed to printable only by the creator of the note or an administrator. You can also create a quicknote from within NextGen® Enterprise PM. A quicknote is part of the application and is ideal for short notes. A Quicknote is effective for getting data quickly and making it easily accessible on-line. The following tables describes the three types of notes available in the patient chart: Note Type Description Chart A chart note is an informal used to document financial information concerning a patient. Any number of items can be stored in

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Patient Encounters and Financial History

Patient Encounters and Financial History Patient Encounters and Financial History This section provides information on encounters and the financial history associated with an encounter. Viewing Financial Information You can view a patient's financial history, encounters, and payments in the Financial tab of the patient chart. Viewing Clinical History and Notes Information You can use the Clinical History/Notes tab to view encounter and chart related information. Viewing General Information in Encounters You can use the General tab under Encounters to view detailed information for a selected encounter. Viewing Insurance Information in Encounters You can view a patient's insurance information in the insurance tab. Viewing Transactions Information in Encounters You can view detailed information of transactions for a selected encounter using the Transactions tab under Encounters. Viewing Notes Information in Encounters You can use the Note tab under Encounters to add, delete, and view note

Viewing Clinical History and Notes Information

Recommendations

Viewing Financial Information

Viewing Notes Information in Encounters

Viewing Insurance Information in Encounters

Create Quicknotes

Creating Patient Notes

Patient Encounters and Financial History

Viewing Financial Information

Viewing Notes Information in Encounters

Viewing Insurance Information in Encounters

Create Quicknotes

Creating Patient Notes

Patient Encounters and Financial History