Enroll Provider in ePA at the Retail Service Level

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Enable Electronic Prior Authorization for the Enterprise

Enabling Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA) for the enterprise allows users with the proper security rights to initiate ePA for a medication and to manage the ePA process. In the System Administrator application, open the ePrescribing universal preferences, and then set the Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA) Enable preference to True. By default, the preference is set to False. When the preference is set to False, the Initiate ePA link and Manage ePA button in the Medications module and in the View menu, the Manage ePA menu item are hidden from users. Parent topic: Electronic Prior Authorization Setup

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Electronic Prior Authorization Setup

After you enable Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA) across the enterprise, you can control which users use it. ePA setup involves the following procedures: Enable ePA for the enterprise . Grant users permission to initiate and manage the ePA process. If necessary, modify the ePA Import processor in NextGen Communication Services. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest NextGen® Communication Services Configuration Guide for NextGen ePrescribing. If you want the user to receive tasks in the Inbox when an ePA status update indicates user action is required, then in File Maintenance, select Providers master file then go to ePrescribing tab, assign a workgroup and the ePA category to the provider for the ePA Task Type. Note: When the ePA Task Type has a workgroup and the ePA task category selected, in the Provider Check window, the Workflow and Categories section displays the ePA Group and ePA Category fields. Enable Electronic Prior Auth

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Update Provider Enrollment

You can update a provider's enrollment with retail or mail-order networks. An update might be necessary if information was entered incorrectly or if some of the information has changed. In File Maintenance, from Master Files > System, select Providers. The Providers List window opens. Double-click a provider. The Modify Provider Information window opens. On the Modify Provider Information window, select the ePrescribing tab. In the Networks section, select open menu > Retail or Mail-Order > Update. The eRx Message Submission window opens. Select OK. Parent topic: Provider Enrollment

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Change Provider Service Level

In File Maintenance, from Master Files > System > EHR, select Providers. The Providers List window opens. Double-click the provider you want to change the service level for. On the Modify Provider Information window, select the ePrescribing tab. In the Retail Service Level section, select the appropriate service levels. Retail Service Level In the Mail Order Service Level section, select the appropriate service levels. Mail Order Service Level In the Networks section, select open menu then Retail or Mail-Order , Update. Select OK. Parent topic: Provider Service Level

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Update Provider Enrollment

You can update a provider's enrollment with Retail or Mail Order networks. An update might be necessary if information was entered incorrectly or if some of the information has changed. To update a provider's enrollment: Access File Maintenance. Open a provider from the Provider master file. Select the ePrescribing tab. Under Networks, select the Open Menu button. Select Retail or Mail Order, and then select Update. The eRx Message Submission window displays. Select OK. Within a few minutes, the values update to reflect any changes that took place. Parent topic: Electronic Prescriptions with SureScripts

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Set Up Provider ePCS Retail Service Level

You must set up a provider's retail service level for ePCS so that the provider can electronically prescribe controlled substances. In File Maintenance, from Master Files > System, select Providers. The Providers List window opens. Double-click a provider. The Modify Provider Information window opens. In the Modify Provider Information window, select the ePrescribing tab. In the Retail Service Level section, select ePCS. In the Networks section, select open menu, select Retail then Update. The eRx Message Submission window opens. Select OK. Parent topic: DEA Requirements for Electronic Prescriptions of Controlled Substances (ePCS)

Enroll Provider in ePA at the Retail Service Level

Recommendations

Enable Electronic Prior Authorization for the Enterprise

Electronic Prior Authorization Setup

Update Provider Enrollment

Change Provider Service Level

Update Provider Enrollment

Set Up Provider ePCS Retail Service Level

Enable Electronic Prior Authorization for the Enterprise

Electronic Prior Authorization Setup

Update Provider Enrollment

Change Provider Service Level

Update Provider Enrollment

Set Up Provider ePCS Retail Service Level