Indicate a Surgery Is Related to the Patient's Treatment
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
.
The
NTS Surgery
template opens.
Select a surgery listed in the
Surgical History
grid.
Select
Related to Tx
.
The surgery is added to the
Surgery Related to Therapy Episode
grid.
Select
Close
.
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NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0
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
NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0
Add Surgery Information to an Audiology Visit
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 Audiology Single Visit template, and then select a visit type. In the Subjective panel, select Surgery Hx to open the NTS Surgery template. The Surgical History grid displays any documented past surgeries for the patient. The Surgery Related to Therapy Episode grid displays surgeries related to the current episode of care. Select Surgery Description, and then do one of the following in the Surgeries list: 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 Rel
NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0
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
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
NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0
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
NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0
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
