Rehab Potential and Patient Status

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Enter the Assessment Narrative

You can construct a narrative that summarizes the physical, occupational, or speech therapy assessment. You build the narrative by combining text with phrases you select from a picklist. In the Single Visit or Speech Single Visit template, expand the Assessment panel. If you want to write the narrative, select the Assessment field, and then enter the text. If you want to select specific phrases, do the following: Select the arrow button arrow button. A picklist opens. Select all necessary phrases in the picklist. As you select each phrase, it is automatically added to the end of the Assessment text. When you finish adding phrases, select Close. The narrative automatically saves when you close the template. Parent topic: Assessment Panel Parent topic: Speech Assessment Panel

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Assessment Comments (Therapist’s Impression)

Use the Comments (Therapist’s Impression) field to record things such as observations, additional information, instructions and plans. You can type text into the field or add saved phrases from a “My Phrases” set. For more information, see Add Comments. The Review Comments link above the field opens a window where you can review comments entered in all sections of the patient’s chart. You can also review and copy comments that were captured on previous encounters with that patient. For more information, see Review, Modify, and Copy Comments. Parent topic: Assessment Panel Parent topic: Speech Assessment Panel

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Assessment Panel

After you evaluate a patient, record your findings to support the patient's need for therapy. Assessment panel Rehab Potential and Patient Status Select an Ordering Diagnosis as a Treating Diagnosis Enter the Assessment Narrative Medical Necessity Field Assessment Comments (Therapist’s Impression) Parent topic: Single Visit

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Add Rehab Potential

Select the Rehab potential field. From the Rehab Potential picklist, select the patient’s overall rehabilitation potential that is associated with the treating Dx (Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor), or select the blank at the top of the picklist if you want to enter an entry. To change or delete the entry, open the picklist again, and then select another descriptor from the list, or select the blank at the top of the list to leave the field blank. Parent topic: Rehab Potential and Patient Status

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Add Patient Status

In the NTS Single Visit template, you can document a change in the patient’s condition. In the Assessment panel, select the Patient status field. The Patient Status picklist opens for you to select a description of change in patient status. Patient Status picklist Do one of the following to enter the patient status: If the picklist displays the status you want to use, select a descriptor for the change in the patient’s status. The picklist closes and the description appears in the Patient Status field. If the desired descriptor does not appear in the picklist, select blank at the top of the list to close the picklist, and then type an entry in the Patient Status field. The picklist closes and the description appears in the Patient Status field. To change the entry, open the picklist again, and then select another descriptor. To delete the entry in the Patient Status field., open the picklist again, and then select the blank at the top of the list. Parent topic: Rehab Potential and Pati

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Add Rehab Potential

You can document an assessment of the likelihood of the patient’s full rehabilitation. Select the Rehab potential field. The Rehab Potential picklist opens. From the Rehab Potential picklist, select the patient’s overall rehabilitation potential that is associated with the treating Dx (Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor), or select the blank at the top of the picklist if you want to enter text in an entry. Parent topic: Speech Assessment Panel

Rehab Potential and Patient Status

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Enter the Assessment Narrative

Assessment Comments (Therapist’s Impression)

Assessment Panel

Add Rehab Potential

Add Patient Status

Add Rehab Potential

Enter the Assessment Narrative

Assessment Comments (Therapist’s Impression)

Assessment Panel

Add Rehab Potential

Add Patient Status

Add Rehab Potential