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Manage the Post-Operative Global Visit to Submit Charges

You can add or remove the post-operative global visit to submit charges and finalize a visit.

For a post-operative visit, the evaluation and management (E&M) code is not displayed in the field next to the E&M Key button on the Finalize Visit template. You can use the Non-Billable & Initial Fracture Care grid to add or remove an office visit.

  1. On the applicable template, click Finalize Visit in the workflow tab.
    The Finalize Visit template opens.
  2. To add Post-Op Global to the coding grid of the Finalize Visit template, do the following:
    1. Select Post-Op Global from the Non-Billable & Initial Fracture Care grid.
      The IORTSfinalize Po window opens.
      Finalize visit checklist

      The IORTSfinalize Po window opens only if dictation for the provider or practice is configured in the Dictation panel on the Practice Configuration template. If the dictation is not configured, the Post-Op Global option is added as an entry in the coding grid, and a check mark appears for the Post-Op Global option in the Non-Billable & Initial Fracture Care grid.

      For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Configuration Guide for NextGen® Orthopedic Suite.

    2. Select the appropriate check boxes to indicate whether dictation is used on any part of the visit.
    3. Click Save & Close.
      The results are as follows:
      • The selected options are saved to the post-operative visit.
      • The IORTSfinalize Po window closes.
      • A check mark appears for the Post-Op Global option in the Non-Billable & Initial Fracture Care grid.
      • The Post-Op Global option is added as an entry in the coding grid of the Finalize Visit template.
      Post-Op Global record on the Finalize Visit template

  3. To remove Post-Op Global from the coding grid of the Finalize Visit template, select Post-Op Global from the Non-Billable & Initial Fracture Care grid.
    The results are as follows:
    • The entry for Post-Op Global is removed from the coding grid.
    • The check mark is removed for the Post-Op Global in the Non-Billable & Initial Fracture Care grid.