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Describe two ways of exiting Medisoft.
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On the Menu bar select FILE, then EXIT. Another way to exit would be to clicking the CLOSE box.
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How can you enter Medisoft?
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Through the menus on the menu bar or through the buttons on the toolbar.
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Advantages/disadvantages of computerized scheduling
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Faster, can be working on entering transactions and if a patient calls to schedule an appointment there's no need to exit the transaction. Office Hours is a seperate program. Disadvantages: if there is property damage then there maybe a chance of losing information.
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When and how to create new cases?
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When a patient has a change in their insurance, if treatment is provided for two or more unrelated conditions, workers' compensation.
To create a copy highlight case and select Copy Case. To create new case select New Case. |
What is found on the encounter form?
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Referring physician, Diagnosis, Payment amount, Procedure codes, Patient name, Date, Time, Chart #, POS, acting physician, and notes.
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What is found on the patient information form?
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Personal, employment, and medical insurance information about the patient.
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How capitated insurance plans work
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Under a capitated plan, a flat fee is paid to the physician no matter how many times a patient receives treatment, up to the maximum number of treatments allowed per year.
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Explain Place of Service codes. POS.
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The place of service can either be at the physician office or at a hospital. Each has its own POS code. The physician's code is 11, inpatient hospital 21, outpatient hospital 22, hospital ER 23.
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Restoring/backing up data in Medisoft.
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Restoring data is performed at the the start of a new Medisoft session.
Data is backed up at the end of each day. |
How is a chart number created?
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First five characters of last name, if last name is short use the first name.
First two characters of first name. Zer0 at end. |
How are Case numbers created?
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Medisoft automatically assigns a sequential number. No two case numbers are the same.
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Applying payments
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Payments are color-coded to indicate payment status.
Partially applied-Blue Unapplied-Red Overapplied-Pink Fully applied-White Apply co-payment to Co-payment Apply to oldest button sets payment to oldest charge. |
The different kinds of reports that can be created in Medisoft
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Standard reports: day sheets, practice analysis reports, and patient ledgers.
Medisoft reports in Version 16 an extra 100 reports not found in standard reports. |
What do the reports show?
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Day to day procedures, reports on patients' accounts.
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The Patient list dialog box
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Left side is Patient window. This window contains chart number, name , DOB, SS#,Patient ID #2, Patient type, last name, billing code, and patient indicator.
Right side is Case window. This contains patient's medical conditions and treatments-including the diagnosis, procedures, provider, and insurance plan. |