Select a Visit Type for the Patient Encounter

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

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

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

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

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® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Visit Type

Select a visit type: NP (New Patient), Consult, or Est (Established). This is a required field. On the Billable Visit template, the Visit Type field is a required field. If the patient is not a new patient, the system suggests a Visit Type based on the last billed office visit date. Note: If the practice has configured the application to allow users to override the Visit Type, users can select a Visit Type other than the suggested ones. If this feature is disabled, you are limited to one of the suggested visit types. Note: For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Configuration Guide for NextGen® Orthopedic Suite. Parent topic: Patient History

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

DME Visit Workflow

In NextGen® Enterprise EHR, create an encounter that is attached to the case. Open Homepage. Select either a visit type for a single visit or the non-billable DME Only visit type. Navigate to the NTS PT Orthosis template and complete documentation. For billable visit types, open the Fee Sheet template to finalize the visit, submit charges, and generate necessary documents for the encounter. Parent topic: DME Only Visits

Select a Visit Type for the Patient Encounter

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View the Last Progress Note Date Information

Historian

Add Surgery Information to the NTS Homepage Template

Homepage Template

Visit Type

DME Visit Workflow

Select a Visit Type for the Patient Encounter

View the Last Progress Note Date Information

Historian

Add Surgery Information to the NTS Homepage Template

Homepage Template

Visit Type

DME Visit Workflow