When creating the final encounter in a series for a patient for recurring billing, the UB Encounters window opens to enable you to link the final encounter to the initial encounter.
- From the Encounters tab on the patient's chart, select the open menu
button and select New.
The UB Encounters window opens.
- Highlight the encounter that displays the initial encounter and select the Copy Forward button.
The
Create Encounter window opens.
Note: The copy forward function copies the values from the Onset Date, Occurrence Codes, and Value Codes from the initial encounter to the new encounter. The encounter is identified in the application as the final encounter in the series, because the billable date is different from the onset date and the discharge is the same as the billable date.
- Enter the date the patient is discharged from therapy in the Discharge Date field.
This field is required for the final encounter in the series.
- Enter the date treatment was started in the Admit Date field.
- Select OK.
- Add the appropriate charges and bill the encounter.
After the billing process is complete, the final claim for the encounter in the series is generated.
