Some state behavioral and mental health agencies may require Community Behavioral Health (CBH) practices to complete a specific screening tool. Hence, NextGen Behavioral Health Suite provides Ohio Youth Problem, Functioning, and Satisfaction Scales, otherwise known as Ohio Scales for Youth agency worker form template . The Ohio Scales for Youth are brief measures of outcome for youth receiving mental health services. The scales include a 20 item Problem Severity Scale. The agency worker form also includes the Restrictiveness of Living Environment Scales (ROLES) and several indicators of outcome.
- Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
- For a patient encounter, open a template.
For example, Intake.
- In the header link section, select Screening Tools.
The Screening Tools template opens.
- Select Ohio Scales for Youth.
The
Ohio Scales for Youth template opens. The
Performed Date defaults to the encounter date.
- Optional: To choose a different Performed Date, select in the field and select a date.
- Expand the Problem Severity panel, rate all the listed problems based on the experience of the patient and then select Calculate.
Note: To clear the documented ratings select Clear.
The cumulative score of the rating is calculated and displayed in the Total Score section.
- Expand the Restrictiveness of Living Environments panel, document the living environment of the patient from past 90 days and then select Calculate.
Note: Make sure that the number of days entered equals 90 days.
The score of the documented values is calculated and displayed in the Roles section.
- Expand the Markers panel, document the School Placement, Current Psychoactive Medication sections and record the frequency of events that occurred in the past 90 days in their respective sections.
Note: To clear the documented information, you can select Clear.
- Expand the Functioning Scale panel, rate all the listed areas and then select Calculate.
The cumulative score of the rating is calculated and displayed in the Total Score field.
- Optional: To send a task, select Quick Task or Send task.
- Select Save & Close.
The scores of the Problem Severity, Restrictiveness of Living Environment, and Functioning Scale appear in the Screening Tools Performed grid.
