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Tackling Duplicate Medical Records in NextGen

Posted by Guest Bloggers: Sarah Cordell & Valerie Lux on Apr 26, 2023 12:32:04 PM

What's the Big Deal? 

Duplicate medical records can greatly impact end users struggling to identify the correct chart to use while documenting within a patient chart. These examples include but are not limited to compromising patient safety (ie: medications/allergies), creating unnecessary gaps in care, discrepancies in medical information available to the patient on their own patient portal, inaccurate patient statements/balances, challenges in detailed population health management review/ data analysis, and reimbursement.

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Topics: EPM, FQHC, Duplicate Medical Records

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips — March 10th NextGen Critical Issues

Posted by Nicole Miller on Mar 23, 2023 4:28:01 PM

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips provide insight for Community Health Centers that leverage the NextGen® Healthcare enterprise. With up to two Sound Bites each month, we'll cover topics important to you, including EHR, EPM, EDR, Behavioral Health, PCMH, and more. These quick tips are free and offer an 'out of the box' resource to help make your NextGen Investment as highly functional as possible. Click More to listen to the next OSIS Quick Tip.

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Topics: Community Health Center, FQHC, NextGen Optimization, OSIS NextGen Quick Tips

Back to the Basics - Quality Measure Data Validation

Posted by Nicole Miller on Dec 14, 2022 3:40:19 PM

At OSIS, we are kicking off the Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting season with Members around our Network. As we’re preparing for crunch time, whether a seasoned veteran or it’s the first time reporting, quality measure data validation can become quite chaotic for all. In this post and in a recent OSIS Webinar Series: Quality Measure Data Validation 101, we go back to the basics of quality measure data validation to help keep your health center on track for 2022 reporting. “Going back to the basics is the simplest way to find calm in the chaos.” Author Unknown 

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Topics: EHR, FQHC, UDS Reporting

UDSX Dental Sealant Measure - Strategies for Success in NextGen

Posted by Guest Blogger: Marki Anderson, OSIS Quality Consultant on Aug 24, 2022 4:45:59 PM

The dental sealant measure is the only dental quality measure collected by Uniform Data System (UDS) and is often overlooked. However, because this is the only dental measure, practices should work to ensure that their data is accurate and take steps to improve the process. Because Electronic Dental Record (EDR) is separate from Electronic Health Record (EHR), and there is often a separation between management and oversight between dental and medical, this article can guide practices in optimizing the dental sealant measure.

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Topics: EDR, Community Health Center, FQHC

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips — NextGen Known Issues You Need to Know!

Posted by Nicole Miller on Jun 22, 2022 10:39:38 AM

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips are here to provide insight to Community Health Centers who leverage the NextGen® Healthcare enterprise. With up to two Sound Bites each month, we'll cover topics important to you, including: EHR, EPM, EDR, Behavioral Health, PCMH, and more. These quick tips are free and offer an 'out of the box' resource to help make your NextGen Investment as highly functional as possible. Click More to listen to the next OSIS Quick Tip.

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Topics: Community Health Center, FQHC, NextGen Optimization, OSIS NextGen Quick Tips

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips — Making a Statement with My Phrases

Posted by Nicole Miller on Jun 22, 2022 10:31:16 AM

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips are here to provide insight to Community Health Centers who leverage the NextGen® Healthcare enterprise. With up to two Sound Bites each month, we'll cover topics important to you, including: EHR, EPM, EDR, Behavioral Health, PCMH, and more. These quick tips are free and offer an 'out of the box' resource to help make your NextGen Investment as highly functional as possible. Click More to listen to the next OSIS Quick Tip.

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Topics: Community Health Center, FQHC, NextGen Optimization, OSIS NextGen Quick Tips

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips — Using the ONC CHPL Number

Posted by Nicole Miller on Apr 6, 2022 12:38:39 PM

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips are here to provide insight to Community Health Centers who leverage the NextGen® Healthcare enterprise. With up to two Sound Bites each month, we'll cover topics important to you, including: EHR, EPM, EDR, Behavioral Health, PCMH, and more. These quick tips are free and offer an 'out of the box' resource to help make your NextGen Investment as highly functional as possible. Click More to listen to the next OSIS Quick Tip.

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Topics: Community Health Center, FQHC, NextGen Optimization, OSIS NextGen Quick Tips

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips — NextGen Reports vs. Crystal Reports

Posted by Nicole Miller on Mar 28, 2022 4:22:49 PM

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips are here to provide insight to Community Health Centers who leverage the NextGen® Healthcare enterprise. With up to two Sound Bites each month, we'll cover topics important to you, including: EHR, EPM, EDR, Behavioral Health, PCMH, and more. These quick tips are free and offer an 'out of the box' resource to help make your NextGen Investment as highly functional as possible. Click More to listen to the next OSIS Quick Tip.

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Topics: Community Health Center, FQHC, NextGen Optimization, OSIS NextGen Quick Tips

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips — NextGen Critical Issues Released January 2022

Posted by Nicole Miller on Mar 2, 2022 1:04:32 PM

OSIS NextGen Quick Tips are here to provide insight to Community Health Centers who leverage the NextGen® Healthcare enterprise. With up to two Sound Bites each month, we'll cover topics important to you, including: EHR, EPM, EDR, Behavioral Health, PCMH, and more. These quick tips are free and offer an 'out of the box' resource to help make your NextGen Investment as highly functional as possible. Our next quick tip discusses NextGen Critical Issues.

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Topics: Community Health Center, FQHC, NextGen Optimization, OSIS NextGen Quick Tips

Avoid Surprise Billing and Provide Good Faith Estimate

Posted by Nicole Miller on Feb 3, 2022 8:50:48 AM

 

Starting in 2022, providers, facilities, and health plans will be required to give consumers upfront information on costs ahead of a service and potential out-of-network costs. Whether patients have health insurance or are currently uninsured, patients will be able to get estimated costs ahead of a service to help them avoid surprise bills. In this post, we will discuss how the NextGen Pre-Services Cost Estimation in version 6.2020.1 can assist practices with these new CMS requirements.
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Topics: EPM, Community Health Center, FQHC, NextGen Optimization