Configure Equivalent and Alternative Protocols for Care Guidelines

NextGen Behavioral Health Suite Help 5.5

Define Protocols for Care Guidelines

Open the Care Guidelines Setup template, and then expand the Orderable Tests Setup (Protocols) panel. Select the condition and reason from the available list. The grid displays the list for the selected condition and reason. In the Guideline/Test type field, select a type from the ActClasses picklist. For a test, select Office Procedures. Note: You must select Office Procedures when you create BH Protocols. In the Guideline/Test name field, select the SIM code from the picklist. In the Guideline/Test code field, select the applicable code. In the Apply to field, select M (for males), F (for females), or O (to apply to all). Optional: Add Interval, Start, and Stop age. Select Add. Parent topic: Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

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Check Duplicate Orderable Care Guideline Protocols

Open the Care Guideline Setup template, and then expand the Duplicate Orderable Codes panel. In Test Code, select the code from the list. The list of records for the selected test code appears in the grid. Parent topic: Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

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Define Care Guideline Reasons

Open the Care Guidelines Setup template, and then expand the Define Guideline Reasons & Auto Application panel. In the Guideline Condition/Reason field, enter a name for the guideline. Guideline Condition/Reason field To configure a guideline to be specific to a gender, age, or diagnosis group, select the Auto-apply checkbox.The Gender field displays O for all ages. Gender field To apply a guideline to a specific gender, select the appropriate gender. Alternatively, to apply the guideline to all genders, you can use the O option in the list. Optional: To apply a guideline to a specific age range, enter the Start age and Stop age. To apply a guideline to a specific diagnosis group, select the appropriate group in the list. Diagnosis group field Select Add.The guideline condition and reason details appear in the Lst CG Reason picklist in the Orderable Testing Setup (Protocols) panel. Parent topic: Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

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Complete Care Guideline by Custom Service Code Mapping

In File Maintenance, open the Service Items Library. Create a code in the Service Item Library. In the Orderable Test Setup (Protocols) panel on the Care Guidelines Setup template, add the custom service code to the protocol. Orderable Test Setup (Protocols) panel Select Add. Submit the configured charge to the Procedures module.The care guideline is updated as complete. Parent topic: Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

NextGen Behavioral Health Suite Help 5.5

Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

You can configure protocols, such as Comprehensive assessment and Individual Service Plan, to update the next due date. You must configure Protocols before you can activate a Protocol for a client. Care Guidelines are configured on the Care Guidelines Setup practice template. You can select the Care Guidelines link on the template header to open the Care Guidelines window. Care Guidelines link Define Care Guideline Reasons You can define the care guideline protocols for BH Suite to be gender, age, or diagnosis-specific. Define Protocols for Care Guidelines You can set up a protocol for a guideline. You can also add a specific procedure code that satisfies the protocol. Configure Equivalent and Alternative Protocols for Care Guidelines You can configure equivalent and alternative codes for care guidelines added for BH protocols. Check Duplicate Orderable Care Guideline Protocols You can check duplicate orderable protocols for a selected test. Activate Care Guideline You can activate a c

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Map the Test or Code Information on the Care Guidelines Setup Practice Template

You can map the test or code information using the Care Guidelines Setup practice template. Practices can map test codes and descriptions to guidelines on the Interventions/Test Equivalent Codes/Descriptions panel of the Care Guidelines Setup practice template. You can specify items as exact equivalents and make items orderable on the Care Guidelines Paged View and the Care Guidelines grid view templates. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From File, select System \ Practice Template. The Select Template window opens. On the Practice tab, select the All option. Select Care Guideline Setup, and then select OK. The Care Guideline Setup practice template opens. Expand the Interventions/Test Equivalent Codes/Descriptions panel. Select the test name to be mapped from the list. Add the test information in the Intervention Equivalents. Test Equivalents Optional: To make the test available to order when selecting the guideline from the Care Guidelines template, select the Orderable checkbox. Save a

Configure Equivalent and Alternative Protocols for Care Guidelines

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Define Protocols for Care Guidelines

Check Duplicate Orderable Care Guideline Protocols

Define Care Guideline Reasons

Complete Care Guideline by Custom Service Code Mapping

Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

Map the Test or Code Information on the Care Guidelines Setup Practice Template

Define Protocols for Care Guidelines

Check Duplicate Orderable Care Guideline Protocols

Define Care Guideline Reasons

Complete Care Guideline by Custom Service Code Mapping

Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

Map the Test or Code Information on the Care Guidelines Setup Practice Template