Other NextGen Products

NextGen Image Control System
NextGen’s Image Control System (ICS) brings you one step closer to a paperless office by indexing, storing and managing all scanned documents within your NextGen system. Fully integrated with NextGen EPM and NextGen EMR, this feature-rich system gives you the ability to scan virtually any document and make it instantly accessible at your desktop without time-consuming interfaces to third-party imaging products.

Whether you need to scan a single page or a batch of documents, NextGen ICS provides an efficient, high-performance means for scanning virtually any document type—from progress notes and patient charts to lab results and insurance cards. All images are stored in a central library, enabling users to search for and locate images within seconds. The result is a simple, cost-effective way to manage the stacks of paper that create a bottleneck in daily processes and procedures.

You’re never truly “out of the office” when you have access to NextGen PDA, a wireless, real-time application that allows you to remotely interface with NextGen systems via your pocket PC-based device.

Designed so that entering and reading information is clear and simple, NextGen PDA is completely customizable, so you can use whatever data fields and templates make most sense for your practice. And, because information is automatically synchronized between your PDA and other NextGen systems, you can be sure your patient and practice data is always accurate and up-to-date.

Among the features available with the NextGen PDA are:

• Appointment scheduling synchronization
• Prescription writer and patient medical lists
• Patient problem list and procedure histories
• Lab order entry and results reporting
• Electronic medical records “templates”
• Charge capture with medical necessity rules
• Voice dictation capture
• Wireless Internet access

NextMD
NextMD offers providers an invaluable tool for strengthening doctor-patient relationships and increasing patient loyalty. Co-branded with a practice’s Web site, NextMD is a secure Internet portal that links patients to their providers through an easily accessible Web interface. From patient education documents to the latest test results, NextMD offers patients a wealth of information and encourages frequent interaction at every step of the patient care process. Patients logging on to NextMD can choose from a variety of options, including:

• Scheduling or canceling an appointment
• Sending a secure e-mail message to their provider
• Reviewing up-to-date health information and news
• Requesting a prescription refill
• Conducting an e-visit
• Updating demographic and insurance information
• Requesting documents from the practice
• Completing registration, enrollment or other forms or surveys

All patient communications conducted through NextMD are integrated with physician workflow tools, resulting in enhanced operating efficiency, reduced costs, lower risk and increased revenue. With powerful benefits for patients and providers alike, NextMD facilitates the exchange of meaningful health information and improves delivery of care.

NextGen EPI
If your practice is part of an enterprise, simply locate the patient using NextGen EPI, then add the patient to your practice. NextGen EPM is a "true" Enterprise Practice Management system including the "built-in" Enterprise Patient Index (EPI) and a rich library of interfaces to hospital systems, third party intermediaries, interface engines and other systems. Your entire organization benefits from having the most current information about your patients. Perhaps best of all, NextGen EPM adds to patient satisfaction because patients will not be delayed at the registration desk providing information that was already shared with another practice in your enterprise.

Transparent to the end user, fast searching algorithms, multiple key checking, and support of insurance identification cards help eliminate duplicates and errors during data entry. A full audit trail and change history allows all practices to benefit from all updates throughout the network while maintaining security and accountability.

From a single screen, you can create a visit, then post charges, payments and adjustments for any combination of locations, providers, fee schedules and payers. NextGen EPM supports traditional fee-for-service, as well as many forms of managed care and capitated billing, and keeps track of copayments, deductibles and fee schedules across the network.

The Autoflow feature streamlines the entire checkout process by allowing you to designate the steps involved. For example, you can tell the system what charges to post based on the appointment type, and then have it automatically accept payments and assign the payer, provider and diagnosis codes. This time-saving feature is unique among systems of this type.

Print patient statements individually, or consolidate billing by guarantor - NextGen handles both. You can even view completed claim forms on the screen before sending them electronically or printing them. NextGen EPM supports federal, state and commercial claim edits to ensure that all required fields are completed and verified for accuracy. Prior to claim submission, the system will analyze claims and will help you correct them, reducing the number of rejected claims. A higher acceptance rate means quicker turnaround and improved cash flow.