Classification/Beneficiary

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IHS Eligibility Status

IHS Eligibility Status is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by IHS practices for reporting purposes. IHS Eligibility Status indicates an individual's eligibility for services based on their tribal affiliation. The IHS Eligibility Status field displays on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The IHS Eligibility Status master list table does not come pre-installed. Items should be manually added as needed. Parent topic: IHS Specific Master Lists

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Descendancy

Descendancy is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by IHS practices for reporting purposes. Descendancy indicates an individual's descendancy. For example, a patient could be of Cherokee descendancy on their mother's side. The Descendancy field displays on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Descendancy master list table does not come pre-installed. Items should be manually added as needed. Parent topic: IHS Specific Master Lists

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Tribal Affiliation

Tribal Affiliation is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by IHS practices for reporting purposes. Tribal affiliation indicates the Indian tribe, band, nation, group, pueblo, or community that an individual is a member of. The Tribal Affiliation field displays on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Tribal Affiliation master list table can be installed by using the IHS Report Export Utility provided by NextGen Technical Consulting Services. Parent topic: IHS Specific Master Lists

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IHS Specific Master Lists

When enabled, a UDS tab displays on the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The tab includes fields for capturing additional patient demographic information used by IHS practices for reporting purposes. The UDS tab and related IHS fields are enabled at the enterprise level. Therefore, they are available to all practices in the enterprise. The pick-list items available for user selection in each IHS field are created in the corresponding Master Lists tables in File Maintenance. The following Master List tables must be manually created since the items in each table may vary for each IHS practice: Blood Quantum Descendancy IHS Eligibility Status The following Master List tables can be pre-loaded after the NextGen® Enterprise applications are installed by using the IHS Report Export Utility provided by NextGen Technical Consulting Services: Classification/Beneficiary Community Code Tribal Affiliation Blood Quantum Descendancy IHS Eligibility Status Classificati

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Demographic Information for IHS

Additional fields may be used by IHS practices to meet state specific and/or other reporting needs. These fields are not required for the UDS report. The following IHS information can be collected on the Demographics tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Community Code The following IHS information can be collected on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Tribal Affiliation Blood Quantum IHS Eligibility Status Classification/Beneficiary Descendancy Parent topic: Information Needed for the UDS Report

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Demographic Information for IHS

Additional fields may be used by IHS practices to meet state specific and/or other reporting needs. These fields are not required for the UDS report. The following IHS information can be collected on the Demographics tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Community Code The following IHS information can be collected on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Tribal Affiliation Blood Quantum IHS Eligibility Status Classification/Beneficiary Descendancy Parent topic: Information Needed for the UDS Report

Classification/Beneficiary

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IHS Eligibility Status

Descendancy

Tribal Affiliation

IHS Specific Master Lists

Demographic Information for IHS

Demographic Information for IHS

Classification/Beneficiary

IHS Eligibility Status

Descendancy

Tribal Affiliation

IHS Specific Master Lists

Demographic Information for IHS

Demographic Information for IHS