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PLEASE Click this to close the current encounter. Clicking Close opens a popup window. The system ensures that the encounter is complete in all respects. The table at the top shows the count of Orders Approved and Sent. A setting in property, Encounter close checks > enc.close.orderstatus, decides if it be essential that all orders are sent before the encounter is closed. The Order is shown in Red color if this is a mismatch. Some Doctors do not select ICD / CPT Codes, another setting, Encounter close checks > enc.close.Icd.must and Encounter close checks > enc.close.Enm.must, decide if Assessment and E&M are Mandatory. Likewise a check is made on the copayment made. If the property Encounter Close Checks > enc.close.pendingordersheet= Y, then It displays and Pending Order Sheet Tests and Pending Vaccines to be Administered. The encounter cannot be closed while these are pending.

Note:

  • In procedural templates of Doctors form if any mandatory tests are unanswered then on Encounter close PrognoCIS displays an alert.
  • User is appropriately prompted with an alert whenever an ICD code starting with ‘E' (Procedural ICD) is attempted to be marked as the primary ICD.

The list box for Referred by Doctor and Send For Referral To Doctor have an option for <Add New>. If this is selected, the user can create a New Referring Doctor in a pop up. The Doctor can ask the Patient to come back for a follow up after specified days selected from a list box. The Attending Doctor can refer the Patient to any other doctor. The attending Nurse selection can also be changed.

This encounter can be flagged as Confidential. In which case the details are not accessible to other doctors.

Review: Any User can click on this button to Read the Review Contents.
A User with Reviewer rights can add Review Comments. If the Attending Doc has his rights set as Mandatory, the encounter cannot be closed untill it is reveiwed.
The Review Check Box besides, is a provision to mark the encounter as reveiwed without explicitly reviewing it.

Note:
It is Enabled only if User is a Reviewer. And Once checked, it is disabled.

Ready to Bill Checkbox: If this is checked, then on Save a Billing entry is created, and is seen under Claims > Edit in Biller Login.

Resource Appointment Encounter: Resource appointment encounter can be closed ONLY if the attending doc is one of the eligible Providers. User is explicitly informed to change the Attending Provider with the message, "Please assign eligible Attending Provider to close the Encounter" Note that the Attending doctor cannot be the Resource and this information has to be edited or changed, in order to close an encounter.

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