HCC/RxHCC Risk Tutorial for SETMA Table of Contents - Setma.com

Using the Master GP to Evaluate a Chronic Problem for inclusion as an HCC orRxHCCIt is obvious that it is possible to do a global evaluation of a patient utilizing theelements of the Master GP suite of templates. Such a global evaluation, if it containsthe elements of history, physical, assessment and plan for each of the HCC and/orRxHCC codes, will suffice for the requirement of documenting such an evaluation.IntroductionAssociating Medications with the RxHCC RiskDiagnosis in the EMR Medication ModuleIn NextGen’s Medication Module, it is possible to associate the patient’s medicationswith the specific diagnosis for which the medication is prescribed. Some day, I suspect,the standard of care in medicine and perhaps even the law of medicine will require thisto be done.The idea behind RxHCC is that the conditions so designated have an increased cost ofcare because of the chronic need for one or more medications to treat the condition.One of the problems with this association, as far as the functionality of NextGen is thatonce the visit in which the medication prescribed is locked, in order to create thisassociation, you must renew the medication.Thus, it is helpful, when it is possible, and I understand and accept the fact that we arealready asking for a great deal to be added to your workflow, it is ideal to make thisassociation at the time that you add a medication for the treatment of an HCC or anRxHCC diagnosis.Steps to Completing the Association of a Medication with a DiagnosisFrom the Master GP template, click on the Assessment button in SETMA’s list ofnavigation buttons.27