Provider Signoff
The provider can sign off on the Billable Visit template if PAQ functionality is disabled.
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NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
If the Scribe Encounter checkbox on the Home template is selected for the current encounter, the scribe can sign off before submitting charges or the provider signs off on the Finalize Visit template. Select the Scribe signoff checkbox. Scribe signoff check box on the Billable Visit template This enters the user’s name with a date and timestamp, and generates the document if PAQ functionality is enabled. Note: You can make the scribe's approval required or optional for submitting charges on scribe encounters by using the Finalize Visit Settings panel of the IORTS Practice Configuration template. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Configuration Guide for NextGen® Orthopedic Suite. Parent topic: Billable Visit Sign-offSign Off as Scribe
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Once all encounter or visit information has been entered on Billable Visit, calculate the estimated E&M code, sign off if PAQ functionality is disabled, and submit charges on the Finalize Visit template. Generate the E&M Code Sign Off as Scribe Provider Signoff Parent topic: Billable VisitsBillable Visit Sign-off
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Once all information has been entered, sign off on the template (if you are not using PAQ functionality) and go to the Finalize Visit template to submit the charges. Parent topic: Assessment and Plan for Non-Billable Post Op VisitsSign-Off
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
On the Billable Visit template, in the History panel, the fields associated with the Reviewed by check box are automatically filled with the name of the user and date and time of the signoff from the Intake template. After reviewing and updating the details in the History panel, the provider can select the Provider Reviewed check box to sign off and bill for the patient visit. You can use the Submit & Signoff panel on the Miscellaneous configuration template to enable or disable the PAQ signoff functionality and Provider Reviewed check box. If the location of the provider is configured for PAQ signoff, the Provider Reviewed check box and its associated fields are not displayed in the History panel. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Configuration Guide for NextGen® Orthopedic Suite. Patient history sign-off on the Billable Visit template Parent topic: Patient HistorySigning Off Patient Histories
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
When PAQ is enabled for the practice location on the Miscellaneous Configuration template, documents sent for signoff go to the supervising provider’s PAQ. The supervising provider can launch the patient’s chart from the Task to review the visit. When PAQ is disabled for the practice location on the Miscellaneous Configuration template, a task is sent to the supervising provider to review the templates for signoff. On the Finalize Visit template, to signoff as the supervising provider, select the Supervisor signoff check box. Parent topic: Submit to Supervisor WorkflowSign off as the Supervising Provider
NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0
Once all information has been entered, if the practice is not configured to use PAQ functionality, the provider can sign off on the template and submit charges on the Finalize Visit template. Parent topic: Assessment and Plan Panel - Single Fracture Parent topic: Assessment and Plan for Multiple Fracture Parent topic: Assessment and Plan Panel for Poly Trauma