Create Person Accounts from Patient Lookup

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Create a Person Account from an Existing Record

To create a person account, the person must have an existing demographic record, or a new demographic must be created. The application automatically creates a person account when the person is selected as the guarantor on a patient encounter for the first time, which generates account statements and invoice bills, including encounters with outstanding self-pay balances. An account guarantor is a person or business responsible for the charges remaining in a patient's account after all the parties have paid their share. An account guarantor is a patient, family member, person whose insurance is being billed, or an employer. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. From the main toolbar, select Lookup or Chart. In the lookup window, enter your search criteria, and then select Find. To open the patient or person information, right-click the name in the Matching Records list, and then select Open. Verify and, if needed, update the patient demographics, billing address, and contact information. Select A

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Creating a Person Account

When you select a person as the guarantor on a patient’s encounter for the first time, the person's account is automatically created. You can manually create a person account before selecting that person as the guarantor on a patient’s encounter, if needed. You can create a person account from the following areas in NextGen® Enterprise PM. People Lookup Patient Lookup Note: To create a person account, the person must have an existing demographic record. Create a Person Account from an Existing Record You can use the People Lookup window and Patient Lookup window to create a person account. Create Person Accounts from Patient Lookup You can use the Add Patient Information or Modify Patient Information windows to create a person or patient account. Parent topic: Person Accounts Overview

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Create Person Accounts from Patient Lookup

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the NextGen® Enterprise PM toolbar, selectChart. The Patient Lookup window opens. Enter the search criteria data to locate the patient, and then selectFind. All existing patients that match the search criteria display in the Matching Records section of the Patient Lookup window. Right-click the patient, and then select Open. The Add Patient Information window opens. Verify the Demographics, Billing Address and Phone information. SelectAccount. A message appears asking you for confirmation to create the account. SelectOK. A person account is created and the Account Profile window opens. Parent topic: Creating Person Accounts Parent topic: Creating a Person Account

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Create Person Accounts from People Lookup

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Lookup. The People Lookup window opens. In the Search Criteria section, enter the person's information and then selectFind. Person records that match the search criteria appear in the Matching Records section. Select the person, and then selectOpen. The Modify Person Information window opens. Note: When you select the patient, the Update Patient Information window opens. Verify that the demographics, billing address, and contact information are complete. SelectAccount. A message appears asking you for confirmation to create the account. Select OK. The person account is created and the Account Profile window opens. Parent topic: Creating Person Accounts Parent topic: Creating a Person Account

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Create Patient Charts

The patient or person lookup search results includes both patients and persons. To set up a person as a patient, you must create a chart for the person using the Create Encounter window. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM, and then select Chart or Chart Lookup The Patient Lookup window opens. Select New. The Add Patient Information window opens. Modify Patient Information- Encounte Enter the details in the required fields that appear in red color and any additional information you want to include for the person. Select Chart.A message appears for your confirmation to create the account. A message appears for your confirmation to create the account. Select OK. The Create Encounter window opens. Create Encounter window Enter the details in the required fields that appear in red color and any additional information you want to include for the person. Select OK. Note: If checking for duplicate records is enabled, a message appears if a duplicate chart exists. The patient chart is created. Parent

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Creating a Person Account

When you select a person as the guarantor on a patient’s encounter for the first time, the person's account is automatically created. You can manually create a person account before selecting that person as the guarantor on a patient’s encounter, if needed. You can create a person account from the following areas in NextGen® Enterprise PM. People Lookup Patient Lookup Note: To create a person account, the person must have an existing demographic record. Create Person Accounts from People Lookup You can create a person account using the People Lookup window. Create Person Accounts from Patient Lookup You can use the Add Patient Information or Modify Patient Information windows to create a person or patient account. Parent topic: Person Accounts Overview

Create Person Accounts from Patient Lookup

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