Start of Care (SOC) Visits

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

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

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

Precert Grids

The Precert grids on the NTS Homepage template are view-only. They show any authorizations or yearly limits entered for the patient. All information in these grids is added from the NTS Pre-cert template. Refer to Pre-cert Template section for more information. Note: Authorizations do not pull automatically to the NTS Homepage and NTS Pre-cert templates if added to the patient in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Precert grids Precerts only appear in these grids if the encounter date falls within the effective date range for the authorizations entered. Precerts can be tracked by total Encounters/Visits (top grid) or by Units (bottom grid). If tracking by units, the units can be broken down by individual codes or a group of codes. The templates automatically begin deducting on each billable encounter from the total number of visits or units authorized. When the authorization/yearly limit reaches the threshold that is configured on the Precert Configuration system template an alert on the NTS Home

NextGen® Therapy Suite Help 30.3.13.0

Adjust a Patient's SOC Visit Count on Their First Visit

Before you begin You must be a user in the Admin, PT Signoff, or DC Signoff security category (on the System Configuration system template) to adjust an SOC count. If a patient started treatment under a previous EMR, you can override the SOC date and adjust the SOC count to reflect the number of visits the patient had before the practice started using NextGen® Therapy Suite. Note: You can adjust the SOC Visits count only on the patient’s first visit. On the NTS Homepage template, select the SOC Visits link. The SOC Visits count label appears as a link only on the patient’s first visit. The SOC Edit window opens. SOC Edit window In the Override SOC Date field, enter the actual start of care date for the patient. Adjust the SOC count to reflect the number of visits the patient had prior to the practice using the NextGen® Therapy Suite. Select Save & Close. On the NTS Homepage template, the SOC Visits field displays the new SOC count. Parent topic: Start of Care (SOC) Visits

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

Start of Care (SOC) Visits

Recommendations

View the Last Progress Note Date Information

Add Surgery Information to the NTS Homepage Template

Select a Visit Type for the Patient Encounter

Precert Grids

Adjust a Patient's SOC Visit Count on Their First Visit

Homepage Template

View the Last Progress Note Date Information

Add Surgery Information to the NTS Homepage Template

Select a Visit Type for the Patient Encounter

Precert Grids

Adjust a Patient's SOC Visit Count on Their First Visit

Homepage Template