Encounters Operation
| Subgroup | Used in | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Add Patient Encounter | NextGen® Enterprise PM & NextGen® Enterprise EHR | Enables users to create encounters. |
| Convert In Progress Batch Process | NextGen® Enterprise PM | Enables users to change the status of multiple encounters from "In Progress" to "Unbilled". |
| Convert In Progress Demand Process | NextGen® Enterprise PM | Enables users to change the status of an encounter from "In Progress" to "Unbilled". |
| Convert In Progress Indicator | NextGen® Enterprise PM &NextGen® Enterprise EHR | Enables users to modify (select or clear) the Convert In Progress check box on the Encounter Maintenance window. |
| Delete Encounter Rate SIM and Rate | NextGen® Enterprise PM | Enables users to delete an encounter rate SIM and encounter rate amount from Encounter Maintenance. |
| Delete Patient Encounter | NextGen® Enterprise PM &NextGen® Enterprise EHR | Enables users to delete patient encounters. |
| Demand Bill | NextGen® Enterprise PM | Enables users to access the Bill toolbar button or right-click menu to print individual on-demand itemized bills for claims. |
| Encounter Search | NextGen® Enterprise PM | Enables users to access the Encounter toolbar button to search for encounters to be billed or rebilled. |
| In Progress Indicator on New Encounter | Enables users to create encounters in an "In Progress" status by selecting the In Progress check box on the Create Encounter window.
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| Lock Patient Encounter | NextGen® Enterprise EHR | Enables users to manually lock a patient encounter. |
| Pre-List Encounters | NextGen® Enterprise PM | Enables users to pre-list encounters for review before they are turned over to a collection agency and put in "bad debt" status. |
| Recalculate In Progress Encounter | NextGen® Enterprise PM | Enables users to recalculate all charges on an "In Progress" encounter. When users who have this security right right-click an encounter, the Recalculate In Progress Encounter menu item appears. If users do not have this security right,NextGen® Enterprise PM still automatically recalculates the charges when an encounter status changes from "In Progress" to "Unbilled". |
| Reinstate Encounter/ Invoice | NextGen® Enterprise PM | Enables users to reinstate encounters and invoices from bad debt (Collections) status. |
| Unlock Patient Encounters | NextGen® Enterprise EHR | Enables users to unlock a previously locked patient encounter. |
| Update Encounter Remarks | Enables users to access the Remarks filed on Encounter Maintenance>General tab to add or update remarks on an encounter. | |
| Update Patient Encounter | NextGen® Enterprise PM &NextGen® Enterprise EHR | Enables users to modify encounters in Encounter Maintenance. |
| View Encounter Summary | NextGen® Enterprise EHR | Enables users to hide/unhide clinical data on the right side of the Encounter Details window. |