Prerequisites to Associate a Program to an Encounter

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Associate a Program to an encounter

Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from Patient Lookup window. From a patient chart, select New > Encounter in File menu.The Select a Program window opens displaying programs that the patient is enrolled in. Select a program and then select OK. The encounter has been associated to the program. The program appears in the Encounter Maintenance > Program list. The Encounter Status in NextGen Enterprise PM > Patient Chart > Encounters > Encounter Information for the patient appears as In Progress. You can filter encounters that are associated with a specific program. Parent topic: Prerequisites to Associate a Program to an Encounter Related tasks Set Filter to View Encounters

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Create an Encounter

Before you begin Ensure that you have configured the encounter inheritance settings for Encounters on the Practice Preferences window in File Maintenance. When you have a patient chart open, you can create an encounter for the patient. Each new encounter may inherit information such as Encounter Details and Insurance from the previous encounter in the patient chart. You can add templates, documents, images, and other patient items to the new encounter. You can also assign insurance, enter remarks, and associate a program to an encounter. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from Patient Lookup window. To create an encounter, do one of the following: On the Patient Information Card (PIC), select New Encounter. On the PIC, select Profile Options, and then select New Encounter. On the Encounter History tab, select New Encounter. From the File menu, select New > Encounter. NextGen® Enterprise EHR creates an encounter with the current date on the Encounter History tab. On the

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Prerequisites to Associate a Program to an Encounter

You can associate a program to an encounter in NextGen® Enterprise EHR when creating an encounter. After you associate a program to an encounter, the status in NextGen Enterprise PM > Patient’s Chart > Encounters > Encounter Information appears as In Progress, which allows NextGen Enterprise PM users to calculate revenues. To view the list of programs to associate when creating an encounter, you must first create the list of programs and ensure the following in File Maintenance: Create at least one program in File Maintenance > System > Programs master file. Select Enable Programs from File Maintenance > Master Files > System > Practices > Preferences > Programs. Select Default all new encounters to are in progress from File Maintenance > Master Files > System > Practices > Preferences > Encounters and select at least one program from the Limit to Valid Programs list. The patient is enrolled to a program. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download Fi

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Associate a Program to an encounter

Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from Patient Lookup window. From a patient chart, select New > Encounter in File menu.The Select a Program window opens displaying programs that the patient is enrolled in. Select a program and then select OK. The encounter has been associated to the program. The program appears in the Encounter Maintenance > Program list. The Encounter Status in NextGen Enterprise PM > Patient Chart > Encounters > Encounter Information for the patient appears as In Progress. You can filter encounters that are associated with a specific program. Parent topic: Prerequisites to Associate a Program to an Encounter See also Set Filter to View Encounters

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Working with Programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM

When Programs are enabled for a practice, you can utilize the following functionality in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Enroll a patient in a program in the Patient Chart from Programs sub-tab under Patient Information tab. Link a patient's encounter to a program from the Create Encounter or General tab on the Encounter Maintenance window. Display a warning message when an encounter does not meet program-specific requirements. Default new encounters to In Progress status when they are created and linked to a specific program. View the program linked to a patient's encounter in the Patient Chart from the General sub-tab under the Encounters tab. Display warning messages on the Charge Posting window when a charge does not meet program-specific requirements. Generate a Daily Encounters, Billed Encounters or Unbilled Encounters report to review and monitor encounters that are linked to programs. Enroll a Patient in a Program You can enroll a patient in a program from the patients chart and then l

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Working with Programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM

When Programs are enabled for a practice, you can utilize the following functionality in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Enroll a patient in a program in the Patient Chart from Programs sub-tab under Patient Information tab . Link a patient's encounter to a program from the Create Encounter or General tab on the Encounter Maintenance window. Display a warning message when an encounter does not meet program-specific requirements. Default new encounters to In Progress status when they are created and linked to a specific program. View the program linked to a patient's encounter in the Patient Chart from the General sub-tab under the Encounters tab . Display warning messages on the Charge Posting window when a charge does not meet program-specific requirements. Generate a Daily Encounters, Billed Encounters or Unbilled Encounters report to review and monitor encounters that are linked to programs. Enroll a Patient in a Program You can enroll a patient in a program from the patients chart and then

Prerequisites to Associate a Program to an Encounter

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Associate a Program to an encounter

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Prerequisites to Associate a Program to an Encounter

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Working with Programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM

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Prerequisites to Associate a Program to an Encounter

Associate a Program to an encounter

Create an Encounter

Prerequisites to Associate a Program to an Encounter

Associate a Program to an encounter

Working with Programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM

Working with Programs in NextGen® Enterprise PM