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Review Today's Assessments

Ophthalmic providers can review previously documented diagnoses/assessments that were selected for the patient for this encounter listed in the Today's Assessments grid in the Diagnosis panel on the Finalize - OPH template. CAUTION: A diagnosis added or modified on the Finalize - OPH template does not appear in the Impression/Plan Summary grid. However, it appears in the Diagnosis History and in the Chart Note. Best practices recommend that the provider add and update assessment on the Assessment/Plan - OPH template so that they are listed in the Impression/Plan grids and can be associated with plan details. impression/plan grid Parent topic: Finalize Tab for Ophthalmic Providers

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2023 E&M Coding Guideline Changes

You can use the new Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes and guidelines that are effective from January 1, 2023. Most of the E&M codes from various visit types, such as Consult, Home Visit, Domiciliary Visit, Nursing Facility Care, Emergency Department, Inpatient, are now inclusive of 2023 E&M guideline. A few E&M codes such as Observation Care and Prolonged Service are removed and redirected to the existing visit type codes. The E&M code calculation logic is based on the patient encounter date (greater or equal to January 1st, 2023) and the selected visit type on the Finalize - OPH template. With the 2023 Coding Guidelines update, the 99241 code is disabled, and the labels for the following codes are updated in the Consultation section of the EM Code panel on the Finalize - OPH template: 99242: Straightforward 20-29 mins 99243: Low 30-39 mins 99244: Moderate 40 -54 mins 99245: High greater than 55 mins medical decision making/counseling template For more information about practice se

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Finalize Tab for Ophthalmic Providers

You can calculate E&M coding and submit charges to billing on the Finalize - OPH template. In Ophthalmology, providers can choose to use the '97 or the 2021 E&M Code calculation or one of the codes specific to Ophthalmology referred to as Eye Codes. Prior to submitting codes to the Superbill, you can link procedures to an appropriate diagnosis, and select whether to bill for an encounter that was procedures only or an encounter where no procedures were performed. You can review E&M coding calculations and override, if appropriate, and bill for counseling services. Effective January 1, 2021, the E&M code is automatically selected based on the 2021 E&M Coding Guidelines, in which Medical Decision Making (MDM) complexity level or the total time spent with patient care and documenting the encounter is used to determine the code level. For more information about practice settings for E&M Coding on the Practice Configuration practice template, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and d

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Access the Ophthalmology Postoperative Exam Template

Do one of the following: On the Provider - OPH template, click the Post-Op Exam link. post-op exam link At the bottom of the Provider - OPH template in the Additional Navigation section, click the Post Op link. From the left navigation pane, click the Post-Op Exam link. Parent topic: Postop Exam Template

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Access the Procedures - OPH Template

Access the Procedures - OPH template. Do one of the following to access the Procedures - OPH template: From the Intake - OPH, Prelim Exam - OPH, and Provider - OPH templates, click the Procedure link. From the Additional Navigation section at the bottom of the Prelim Exam - OPH and Provider - OPH templates, click the Procedures link. From the left navigation, click the Procedures link. The Procedures - OPH template opens. The Procedures - OPH template. Parent topic: Retinal Procedures

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Patient's Assessments on Finalize

You can view, add, or edit patient assessments in the Today's Assessment panel. On Today's Assessment, you can do the following: View a list of assessments added for the patient. Add or edit an assessment. Note: You must select an assessment to calculate and submit the E&M code. Parent topic: Overview of the Finalize Template Workflow Parent topic: The Finalize Template Workflow Parent topic: Finalize Template

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Review Today's Assessments

2023 E&M Coding Guideline Changes

Finalize Tab for Ophthalmic Providers

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Patient's Assessments on Finalize

Review Today's Assessments

2023 E&M Coding Guideline Changes

Finalize Tab for Ophthalmic Providers

Access the Ophthalmology Postoperative Exam Template

Access the Procedures - OPH Template

Patient's Assessments on Finalize