Visit Time

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Documenting the Summary of Care for a Discharge Visit

When a patient is being discharged, the therapist can document the summary of care. Below the Plan panel on the Single Visit and Speech Single Visit templates for discharge visit types, document the summary of care in the Summary of Care field. Note: The field appears only when the associated visit type is set to DC in the Billing Config template. A configuration setting in the Practice Configuration template can make the field required for discharge visits by Visit Set. For more information, refer to the Configuration Guide for NextGen® Therapy Suite. Reason for Discharge section in Plan panel Parent topic: Bottom Section

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Visit Time

You can document the visit time for patients using one of the following methods based on your practice configuration done in the Single Visit section on the Practice Config practice template. If the application is configured to use a start and end timestamp to calculate total time for the patient visit, a Start Time button and field appear at the top of the Single Visit template, and a Start Time button and field and an End time button and field appear at the bottom of the template. Start Time and End Time fields on the Chiro Single Visit template If the application is configured to use manually entered total time, a Total Active Visit Time field appears at the bottom of the template. Use this field to enter in the total time of the patient’s visit. Note: If you change the Total Active Visit Time on Single Visit template, you must reopen Fee Sheet to ensure correct calculations and documentation for the encounter. Total Active Visit Time field on the Chiro Single Visit template Record

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Record Visit Time Manually

Enter in the total patient’s visit time (in minutes) in the Total Active Visit Time field at the bottom of the template. Note: If you change the Total Active Visit Time on Single Visit template, you must reopen Fee Sheet to ensure correct calculations and documentation for the encounter. Total Active Visit Time field on the bottom section of the Single Visit template Parent topic: Visit Time

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Total Visit Time Calculation

Use this section to configure how visit time is recorded for your practice. You can set it up to use buttons that enter start and end timestamps (12-hours or 24-hours), or so that users enter the total visit time manually (Manual Time). If you select 12H or 24H Start - End, a Start Time button and field appear at the top of the Single Visit template, and Start Time and End Time buttons and fields appear at the bottom of the template. Start Time and End Time fields on the Single Visit template If you select Manual Time, a Visit Time field appears at the bottom of the Single Visit template. Visit Time field on the Single Visit template Parent topic: Single Visit

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Bottom Section

The bottom section of the Single visit template has sections to indicate duration and frequency of treatment, to complete time entry for the encounter, to sign off, and to designate who should receive carbon copies of the documentation. Frequency and Duration You can enter the frequency and duration of a patient's treatment. Visit Time You can either document start and end time to calculate the patient's visit time or document the time manually in the corresponding field. Preview a Note Documenting the Summary of Care for a Discharge Visit Document the summary of care for a discharge visit. User Sign-Off Add Carbon Copies Parent topic: Single Visit

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Bottom Section- Speech Single Visit

Frequency and Duration You can enter the frequency and duration of a patient's treatment. Visit Time You can either document start and end time to calculate the patient's visit time or document the time manually in the corresponding field. Preview a Note User Sign-Off Add Carbon Copies Parent topic: Speech Single Visit

Visit Time

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Documenting the Summary of Care for a Discharge Visit

Visit Time

Record Visit Time Manually

Total Visit Time Calculation

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