Group Encounter Properties

NextGen Behavioral Health Suite Help 5.5

Create a Custom Group Encounter

From the New Group Encounter section of the Group Encounter Management (BH) template, select in the Patient Group field. The Group List picklist opens. From the Group List picklist, select a group and then select OK. The Patient Name grid displays the names of the group members. Note: If a client's name does not display in the list below, confirm the client has been added to the group member list. For more information, see Add Client Names to a Patient Group. Patient Name grid In the Enc Date field, enter the date of the group encounter. Note: You cannot create an encounter for a future date. To clear the Patient Group and Enc Date fields without saving, select Clear. Select New. The group custom encounter is created. You can now access the encounter in the Existing Group Encounters section. To modify the encounter, see Modify an Existing Group Encounter. Select Save and then close the template. Parent topic: Group Encounter Management

NextGen Behavioral Health Suite Help 5.5

Open the Group Encounter Management Template

Learn how to access the Group Encounter Management (BH) template. The Group Encounter Management (BH) template enables you to modify existing group encounter dates or create new group encounters with any date (future dates not allowed). From the File menu, select System\Practice Template. The Select Template window opens. Select All option to view all template. Select the Group Encounter Management (BH) template and then select OK. The Group Encounter Management (BH) template opens. Parent topic: Group Encounter Management

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Modify an Existing Group Encounter

You can change an existing group encounter's date as well as time using the Group Encounter Management (BH) template. From the Existing Group Encounters section, select in the Patient Group field. A Group List picklist opens. From the Group List picklist, select the group name and then select OK. The most recent 15 encounters for that group are displayed under the Group Encounters section. Group Encounters section From the Group Encounters section, select an encounter. A list of all clients that are part of the group encounter displays in the Participant List grid. Participant List grid Note: The Charge Qty and Document Qty columns in the Participant List grid displays a 1 when the encounter includes either a charge or a generated document for this client. If the Charge Qty displays a 1, then it is too late to change the encounter date. If a 0 is displayed, the encounter has not yet been billed or a document has not yet been generated in the selected encounter. Participant List grid To

NextGen Behavioral Health Suite Help 5.5

Group Encounter Management

The Group Encounter Management (BH) template enables you to modify existing group encounter dates or create new group encounters with any date (future dates not allowed). Unlike patient encounters that are patient-specific and cannot be applied to multiple patients at one time, a group encounter can be shared among multiple patients. Group encounters are commonly used in group therapy where multiple patients attend the same session at the same time. One of the main benefits of using a group encounter is that you can complete documentation for all members on a single note within the group encounter. Since the encounter is shared among multiple patients, the documentation can be seen from each patient’s chart. Certain templates have been designed specifically for group encounters and can only be accessed from within a group encounter such as the Group Progress Note (BH) template. When creating a new group encounter from the File menu > New > Group Encounter method, the encounter uses the

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Access the Group Therapy Progress Note

A new Group Encounter must be created to access the BH – Group Therapy Progress Note template. Alternatively, the group encounter may be opened from the NextGen® Enterprise PM application. From the File menu, select New and then select Group encounter. Group Encounter Choose a patient group and click OK. On the Top Toolbar, click the Templates icon. On the Select Template window, click the Group tab and select BH - Group Therapy Progress Note. Parent topic: Group Visits for Behavioral Health

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Miscellaneous Configurations for BH Encounters

Configuration Name Configuration Details Enable Payer Location Updates When selected, the Encounter Location and Encounter Payers are updated when you select a program from the Program picklist on a BH Suite template. The system updates the location and payers to match those setup in the patient's Program Enrollment section on the Demographic (BH) template. Enable Encounter Admit/Discharge Date and Time Update on Program Selection When selected, the Admit/Discharge Date and Time information appears on the tis_programs_hx window. Encounter Maintenance window When you enroll a client in a program configured for UB billing, the Open Date entered on the tis_programs_hx window appears in the Admit Date and Admit Time fields on the Encounter Maintenance window. When you close a program, the Discharge Date and Discharge Time fields automatically appear on the Encounter Maintenance window. Payer(s) required on chart Program creation (reorder program enc payer stack) When selected, the payer de

Group Encounter Properties

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Miscellaneous Configurations for BH Encounters

Create a Custom Group Encounter

Open the Group Encounter Management Template

Modify an Existing Group Encounter

Group Encounter Management

Access the Group Therapy Progress Note

Miscellaneous Configurations for BH Encounters