Access the Billable Visit Counseling Template
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Counseling
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Billable Visit
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Billable Visit Counseling
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NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Document Counseling in the Billable Visit
You can document total time spent with patient either by selecting the start and end time, or by entering the total time. On the BV Counseling template, do the following to record the counseling time: Enter the Start time. You can click the clock icon to record the current time or enter the time manually. Enter the End time by clicking the clock or enter the time. The Time Requirements for E&M coding are listed next to the time fields. Alternatively, you can enter the total encounter time by clicking in the Total Encounter Time field and selecting the total time from a picklist. The application calculates the total time automatically. Enter Verbal Counseling. Enter Coordination of Care. Enter the Printed Materials given to the patient. Click the E&M Key button at the bottom of the template. Click the Finalize button to go to the Finalize Visit template for charge submission or click Save and Close at the top of the template to return to Billable Visit. Parent topic: Documenting Billabl
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Documenting Billable Visit Counseling
You can document the additional counseling time and its associated details for a patient. You can use the BV Counseling template to document additional counseling time spent with a patient. The Visit Type is automatically selected based on the data entered on the Billable Visit template. You can also document the details of the counseling given to the patient. Selecting the Counseling Override check box enables you to override the calculated evaluation and management (E&M) code for counseling and enter the total encounter time to determine the E&M level. BV Counseling template If the 2023 E&M coding guidelines are applicable, the Counseling Override check box does not appear on the BV Counseling template, and the Total Encounter Time field is made available to enter the values. BV Counseling template for 2023 guidelines Access the Billable Visit Counseling Template Document Counseling in the Billable Visit Parent topic: Billable Visits
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Access the Non-Billable Visit Template
You can access the Non Billable Visit template from the Home template. On the Home template, click the Non-Billable tab. The Navigation window opens. Select Non Billable Visit from the list, and click OK. The Non Billable Visit template opens. Non Billable Visit template Parent topic: Non-Billable Post-Op Visit Workflow Related tasks Access the Home Template
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Access the Clinical Narratives Template
Click the Form link, select Clinical Narratives, and click OK. The Clinical Narratives template opens. Clinical Narratives template Parent topic: Clinical Narratives
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Apply a Quick Visit
You can use a Quick Visit to fill in portions of a template for a new visit. Open the Billable Visit template and expand the History panel. Click one of the QV buttons (QV1 – QV6). IORTSQV SP window for applying quick visits The available quick visits for that body part appear. Select the desired quick visit, and click OK. The quick visit information fills the appropriate areas of the templates. Parent topic: Quick Visits
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Documenting Visit Time
You can enter the visit time for a patient's visit on the Billable Visit template. On the Billable Visit template, you can use the fields in the Visit Time sections to track the visit time for the evaluation and management (E&M) coding guidelines. Visit time on the Billable Visit template You can do one of the following to enter the visit time in the Start and End fields. To enter the current time, you can click the Clock icon icon. To enter a specific time, you can click the Down arrow icon icon, and enter the time in the time entry window. If you enter time in the Start and End fields, the total visit time is automatically calculated in minutes and displayed in the Total field. You can also manually enter the total visit time in minutes in the Total field if there are no entries in the Start and End fields. Parent topic: Billable Visits
