Visit Types

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Visit Types are used control the behavior of Visit Entry, the charge calculation, and other functions.  Visit Types may be user-defined.  However, the Visit Type of "Anesthesia" has special processing tied to it.

 

Lookup

Anesthesia / Front-Office

Service Type

The default Type of Service to be used for this Visit Type.  This may be overridden in Procedure Maintenance for certain procedures that should not use the default Service Type.

Statement Group Desc

Description to print on statements in place of the procedure description if the Practice - Statement Tab Group Visits by Visit Type indicator is set.

Bump Date from Previous Charge

If charges are added in the Visit Charges Tab, this indicator (if checked) will cause the service date for new charges to be the next date from the last charge entered.

Warn When Visit Date does not Match Charge Date(s)

Indicates if a warning will be issued if the Visit Date does not match the service date of the charges.

 

Position to Charge from Date on New Charge

If charges are added in the Visit Charges Tab, this indicator (if checked) will cause the cursor to "jump" from the service date to the procedure code field.

Library Change Logs

 

The Change Log button at the bottom of any MedSuite Maintenance File will track the following:

 

$ Date Changed - The date the change was made to the file.

$ User Name - The name of the user that made the change.

$ Item Changed - The file name of the item that was changed.

$ Old Value - The system value before the change was made.

$ New Value - The system value after the change was made and saved.

 

NOTE:  Items not tracked are description fields such as degrees and titles.