Acknowledge the Review of Past Medical History
Before you begin
Ensure that you have reviewed the medical history and medications with the patient.
Open a patient record, and then in
Encounter History
, expand a case and select an encounter.
Open the
NTS Homepage
template.
Select the
Past Med Hx and Medication Verified
checkbox.
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NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0
Historian
You can record if someone other than the patient is providing information on the patient’s medical history. The entry in the Historian field also appears on the Office Visit document. Open a patient record, and then in Encounter History, expand a case and select an encounter. Open the NTS Homepage template associated with the encounter, and then select a visit type. Select the Historian field, and then do one of the following: Select the relationship of the historian to the patient. To enter custom text, select the blank entry at the top of the list, and then type in the field. Parent topic: Homepage Template
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Add Surgery Information to the NTS Homepage Template
You can document the patient's past and upcoming surgeries and indicate whether they pertain to the injury you are treating. Open a patient record, and then in Encounter History, expand a case and select an encounter. Open the NTS Homepage template, and then select a visit type. Below the Surgery grid, select Add to open the NTS Surgery template. Select Surgery Description, and then do one of the following in the Surgeries list, do one of the following: Select a surgery name, and then select OK. Select the first blank line, select OK, and then enter a custom description. Enter the surgery date and CPT4 code. Select Add. In the confirmation message, do one of the following: If the surgery is related to today’s treatment, select Yes. The surgery information appears in both the Surgical History and Surgery Related to Therapy Episode grids. If the surgery date occurs after the patient completes treatment, the numbers in the Days and Weeks columns appear as negative numbers. If the surgery
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View the Last Progress Note Date Information
Open a patient record, and then in Encounter History, expand a case and select an encounter. To view the encounter date of the previous evaluation or progress visit, open the NTS Homepage template for the patient, and then review the Last Progress Note date field. The Last Progress Note date field is updated when you submit charges on an encounter with the PT Progress visit type. To view the number of days and visits remaining until the next progress note is due, open a Single Visit template for the patient, expand the Case Details side panel, and then review the information in Last Progress Visit. The remaining time is calculated from the payer configuration in the Finclass and Payer Settings section of the NTS System Config template. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download Configuration Guide for NextGen® Therapy Suite. Parent topic: Homepage Template
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Select a Visit Type for the Patient Encounter
The visit type you select determines the workflow for the patient encounter. Note: In the Billing Configuration system template, your administrator configures which visit types you can choose from. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Configuration Guide for NextGen® Therapy Suite. Open a patient record, and then in Encounter History, expand a case and select an encounter. Open the NTS Homepage template associated with the encounter. In Visit Type, select the visit type for the encounter. The template updates with information from the case and encounter. Parent topic: Homepage Template
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Homepage Template
Open the NTS Homepage template as the starting point for all visits. On it, you can view key information such as scripts, authorizations, KX modifier, and the plan of care. The application tracks this information and, when you open the NTS Homepage template, alerts you if action is needed. NTS Homepage template Generate the Future Appointments Report Generate a report of the patient's upcoming appointments that you can give to the patient. Select a Visit Type for the Patient Encounter Select the visit type to determine the workflow of the patient encounter. Providers Return to Physician Acknowledge the Review of Past Medical History You can acknowledge that the provider has reviewed medical history details with the patient. View the Last Progress Note Date Information You can view the date of the last progress note and find out when the next one is due. Historian Canceled and No-show Appointments Start of Care (SOC) Visits Insurance Section Patient Contraindication Alerts Medicare Cert
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Open the Correction Template
From the Patient History toolbar, select the template icon. The Select Template window opens. Medical Records tab on the Select Template window In the Show section, select All. On the Medical Records tab, find, and then select NTS Correction Process. Select OK. Parent topic: Correction Template and Worklog
