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Remove the 2021 Coding Guidelines Effective Date for the Cardiology Finalize Template
From the
File
menu, click
System\Practice Template
.
The
Select Template
window opens.
Click the
Practice
tab.
In the
Show
section, select
All
.
A list of practice-level templates appears.
Do one of the following:
For
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine
, 8.4 to 8.4.1, click
ngkbm Config
, and then click
OK
.
The
Ngkbm Config
template opens.
For
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine
, 8.4.2 and above, click
Practice Configuration
and then click
OK
.
The
Practice Configuration
template opens.
In the third column, click the
2021 Coding Guidelines
link.
The
EM 2021 Date Config
template opens.
Click clear
and then click
Accept
.
The 2021 Coding Guidelines effective date has been removed.
From the top right of the
Ngkbm Config
template or the
Practice Configuration
template, click
Save and Close
.
Remove the 2021 Coding Guidelines Effective Date for the Cardiology Finalize Template
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Enter the 2021 Coding Guidelines Effective Date for the Cardiology Finalize Template
You must set the effective date for the 2021 Coding Guidelines in a template you open from the Cardiology EM Guidelines section of the Ngkbm Config template or the Practice Configuration template. You can set a date prior to the actual effective date for testing purposes. From the File menu, click System\Practice Template. The Select Template window opens. Click the Practice tab. In the Show section, select All. A list of practice-level templates appears. Do one of the following: For NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, 8.4 to 8.4.1, click ngkbm Config, and then click OK. The Ngkbm Config template opens. For NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, 8.4.2 and above, click Practice Configuration and then click OK. The Practice Configuration template opens. 2021 Coding Guidelines link in Cardiology EM Guidelines section In the third column, click the 2021 Coding Guidelines link. The EM 2021 Date Config template opens. EM 2021 Date Config template Enter the effective date and then click Accept. To c
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Remove the 2021 Coding Guidelines Effective Date for FTS and Ophthalmology Finalize Templates
From the File menu, click System\Practice Template. The Select Template window opens. Click the Practice tab. In the Show section, select All. A list of practice-level templates appears. Do one of the following: For NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, 8.4 to 8.4.1, click ngkbm Config, and then click OK. The Ngkbm Config template opens. For NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, 8.4.2 and above, click Practice Configuration and then click OK. The Practice Configuration template opens. In the third column, click the 2021 Coding Guidelines link. The EM 2021 Date Config template opens. EM 2021 Date Config Click clear and then click Accept. The 2021 Coding Guidelines effective date has been removed. From the top right of the Ngkbm Config template or the Practice Configuration template, click Save and Close. Parent topic: Enter the 2021 Coding Guidelines Effective Date for FTS and Ophthalmology Finalize Templates
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Enter the 2021 Coding Guidelines Effective Date for FTS and Ophthalmology Finalize Templates
For the FTS Finalize or Ophthalmology Finalize template, you must enter the effective date for the 2021 Coding Guidelines in a template you open from the EM Coding section of the Ngkbm Config template or the Practice Configuration template. You can set a date prior to the actual effective date for testing purposes. From the File menu, click System\Practice Template. The Select Template window opens. Click the Practice tab. In the Show section, select All. A list of practice-level templates appears. Do one of the following: For NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, 8.4 to 8.4.1, click ngkbm Config, and then click OK. The Ngkbm Config template opens. For NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, 8.4.2 and above, click Practice Configuration and then click OK. The Practice Configuration template opens. EM Coding 2021 Coding Guidelines link In the third column, click the 2021 Coding Guidelines link. The EM 2021 Date Config template opens. EM 2021 Date Config template Enter the effective date and then
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Evaluation and Management Coding Under 2021 Coding Guidelines
After you install the update package for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, you can perform Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding under 2021 Coding Guidelines for the FTS Finalize, Ophthalmology Finalize, and Cardiology Finalize templates. For information on installing the package, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest 2021 E&M Coding Updates Installation Guide for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine. The 2021 Coding Guidelines calculate E&M codes based on one of the following: Medical Decision Making (MDM) level selected Total time spent on patient care and documentation for the visit, which includes the face-to-face time with the patient and other time personally spent by the physician and/or other qualified healthcare professionals on the day of the encounter You can include counseling time in the total time, but the 2021 Coding Guidelines do not require that over 50 percent of the total time be spent in counseling or coordinating care. The 2021 Coding Guid
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Evaluation and Management Coding
You can configure the settings in the Evaluation and Management panel on the Finalize template using the E&M Coding section on the Practice Configuration template. The E&M Coding section of the Practice Configuration template displays Evaluation and Management configuration options that apply to all specialties except Cardiology. The Cardiology-specific E&M settings are available in the Cardiology E&M Guidelines section of the Practice Configuration template. For more information on E&M coding, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the E&M Coding User Guide for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine. In the E&M Coding section, you can configure the following settings: E&M Coding section Guidelines - You can select the coding guidelines to use for E&M coding on the Finalize template. You can select either the 95 Coding Guidelines or 97 Coding Guidelines. To use the 2021 Coding Guidelines, you must enter the 2021 Coding Guidelines Effective Date. If you enter a date, you must
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Applying 2021 Coding Guidelines on the Cardiology Finalize Template
If your practice has entered a 2021 Coding Guidelines Effective Date for Cardiology on the Ngkbm Config template or the Practice Configuration template, the following conditions apply to encounters on or after the effective date: The 2021 Coding Guidelines apply only to new patient visits or to return office visits. For these visit types, the EM 2021 Guidelines template calculates codes 99202-99205 for a new patient and 99211-99215 for an established patient. Note: Code 99201 expires effective January 01, 2021 and does not appear for a new patient. The 2021 E&M Coding Guidelines override any criteria your practice may have entered for new patient and return office visit types on the CARD Setup Visit Type template. If you select a non-custom visit type, the Cardiology Finalize template calculates E&M codes based on the 95 or the 97 Coding Guidelines selected on the Ngkbm Config template or on the Practice Configuration template. If your practice has set up custom visit types and entered
