Things we need to know how to do using NextGen

(We already use NextGen for scheduling and billing, so those tasks have already been worked out. Now that we are adding EHR, we have a few things to tweak with check in and billing, but these things are mostly pertaining to the electronic health record.)

Chart Abstraction

Scan Insurance Card
Sign policies/consents
Input information from the Health Questionnaire
MA to room patient
MA document Biopsies / Procedures
MA document Excisions
MA document Mohs

Provider to review history (abstraction information)
Provider to review Health Questionnaire info
Pathology review
Standard patient exam
Manage “my phrases”
Biopsies & Requisitions
Destructions pre-malignant and benign
Excision & Requisitions
Excision with Frozen Section Margin Control
Mohs
KOH and other in office labs
Injections
Body map (mark lesion locations) – supplemental documentation
Pictures in chart
Order labs & Requisitions
Order studies (MRI/CT/PET) & Requisitions
Prescribe to internal pharmacy
Document medication given as sample
Prescribe to Pharmacy
Prescription refills and matching refill requests
Input medication prescribed by outside MD
Pathology input
Pathology manage
Tasking
Signing Documents
PAQ (provider approval queue)
Billing E/M
Billing Procedures
Billing Cosmetics
Cosmetic Quotes
Self pay patients
HMO patients – authorization allowed
Diagnosis – lookup/custom favorites
Send referral thank you letter general derm
Send referral thank you letter excision/mohs/etc.
Request Authorization
Request Authorization procedure
Laser General documentation
EVLT documentation
Cosmetic documentation (injectables)
Consent – Sign and input into chart
Printing
Faxing
Patient Education
Wound Care Instructions
Schedule Follow Up
Check out

Billing to take over charges submitted by EHR

Run reports
Track Meaningful Use Measures
Copy chart for chart request
Give Patient exam summary sheet

Let me know what I missed…