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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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Classification/Beneficiary

Classification/Beneficiary is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by IHS practices for reporting purposes. Classification/Beneficiary indicates an individual's IHS classification for benefits. The Classification/ Beneficiary field displays on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Classification/Beneficiary 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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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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Ethnicity

Ethnicity is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by all types of practices for meaningful use. It is also used by Health Centers for UDS and/or state specific reporting. Ethnicity indicates an individual's ethnic identity separate from race. Depending on a setting in Enterprise Preferences > Client Define tab, the Ethnicity field can display on either the Demographics tab or the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Ethnicity master list table comes pre-installed. Items should be reviewed and modified as needed. Recommended entries for UDS reporting: Declined to Specify Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino Unknown / Not Reported Parent topic: UDS Related Master Lists

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Race

Race is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by all types of practices for meaningful use. It is also used by Health Centers for UDS and/or state specific reporting. Race indicates an individual's racial category. Depending on a setting in Enterprise Preferences > Client Defined tab, the Race field can display on the Demographics tab or UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient/Person Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Race master list table comes pre-installed. Items should be reviewed and modified as needed. Recommended entries for UDS reporting: American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian Black/African American Declined to Specify More than one Race Native Hawaiian Other Pacific Islander Unknown/Unreported White Parent topic: UDS Related Master Lists

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IHS Eligibility Status

Classification/Beneficiary

Tribal Affiliation

IHS Specific Master Lists

Ethnicity

Race

IHS Eligibility Status

Classification/Beneficiary

Tribal Affiliation

IHS Specific Master Lists

Ethnicity

Race