Manage PAQ Functionality for Practice Locations
On the
Miscellaneous Configuration
practice template, expand the
Submit & Signoff
panel.
To enable the PAQ sign-off for practice locations, do the following in the
Location Allowing PAQ Signoff
section.
To enable the PAQ sign-off for a location, select the desired location in the location grid.
The check mark appears in the
Allow
column for the selected location.
To enable the PAQ sign-off for all locations, select the
Select All
check box.
The check mark appears in the
Allow
column for all locations.
To disable the PAQ sign-off for practice locations, do the following in the
Location Allowing PAQ Signoff
section.
To disable the PAQ sign-off for a location, select the desired location with the check mark in the location grid.
The check mark disappears from the
Allow
column for the selected location.
To disable the PAQ sign-off for all locations, clear the
Select All
check box.
The check mark disappears from the
Allow
column for all locations.
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You can add, revise, cancel, and reschedule the surgery orders. You can use the Place Order panel on the Surgery Sched template to manage surgery orders. After you document the surgery details in other panels on the Surgery Sched template, you can place surgery orders in the Place Order panel. You can also cancel, revise, and reschedule existing surgery orders. Place Order panel on the Surgery Scheduling template The provider can use the Signed/Approved by Surgeon check box in the Place Order panel to review and sign off a surgery order. When the provider signs off the order, the order details are sent to the Coordinator and Surgery Coding templates. The following conditions apply to the Signed/Approved by Surgeon check box and the associated fields. If the provider approval queue (PAQ) sign-off is enabled for the surgery location, the Signed/Approved by Surgeon check box and the associated fields are not displayed, and the surgery order document is automatically generated when you pla
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