Select a Treating Diagnosis for Speech Single Visit

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Add Patient Status

In the NTS Speech 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: Speech Assessment

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Select an Ordering Diagnosis as a Treating Diagnosis

When a patient comes to you for therapy, they may have one or more ordering diagnoses already added. Based on your assessment, you determine the treating diagnoses to support the patient’s need for therapy. You can select from the existing ordering diagnoses or select additional ones that better reflect the specific diagnoses related to therapy treatment. Expand the Assessment panel. Ordering Dx lists the diagnoses that were added on the NTS Homepage template. Under Ordering Dx, review the ordering diagnoses to determine which ones should be included as treating diagnoses. Select an ordering diagnosis, and then select the right arrow to move it to the Treating Dx list. Treating Dx displays the diagnosis. The diagnosis remains visible in the Ordering Dx list. Ordering Dx and Treating Dx grids Note: If a diagnosis you need is not listed, you can add it as treating diagnosis. Add a Treating Diagnosis Search for a Diagnosis Code Sort Treating Diagnoses Second Evaluation N/A Checkbox Parent

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Sort Treating Diagnoses

You can sort the order of the items in the Treating Dx grid to bring most relevant items to the top. Select the Sort DX button. The NTS Diag Sort window opens. The top grid shows all diagnoses in their current order. NTS Diag Sort template Select the primary diagnosis in the top grid first, and then the additional items in the order of their relevance to the treatment for that visit. The items move in that order to the bottom grid. This is the order that they will appear in on the claims form. Select Save & Close. The window closes and the treatment grid shows the new order. Parent topic: Select a Treating Diagnosis for Speech Single Visit

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Speech Assessment Panel

You can document certain assessments regarding the patient and add treating diagnoses. You can also add items in the Ordering Dx to today's encounter by moving them to the Treating Dx grid. Assessment panel Add Rehab Potential Add Patient Status Select a Treating Diagnosis for Speech Single Visit Enter the Assessment Narrative Medical Necessity Assessment Comments (Therapist’s Impression) Parent topic: Speech Single Visit

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Add a Treating Diagnosis

As you review the ordering diagnoses for a therapy patient, the diagnosis you want to apply may not be listed. If the ordering diagnoses do not meet therapy treatment needs, you can add a different treating diagnosis. Note: You can also add treating diagnoses by using Problem Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO). If your practice is licensed for IMO, select the Problem IT button under the grid to open IMO to add assessments. Follow the documentation provided by IMO documentation to use IMO to add assessments. Under Treating Dx, select Add. The Inf Common Assessment window opens. Select the Common Assessments field to open a picklist, select the diagnosis codes page you want to use, and then select OK. The Inf Common Assessment window displays the diagnosis codes page showing all categories and codes that have been configured. Inf Common Assessments template Headers for categories are in bold font. Items with a plus sign open picklists to select a more specific diagnosis code. Items showin

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Search for a Diagnosis Code

If you do not see the diagnosis you need on the Common Assessments template, you can search for it. Select the Search field, and then enter the code or a word or words that describe the condition. Select Search. A search window opens with all codes related to your entry. Select the diagnosis code, and then select OK to add it to the Treating grid, or, if necessary, change your search. Select Save & Close. Parent topic: Select a Treating Diagnosis for Speech Single Visit

Select a Treating Diagnosis for Speech Single Visit

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