Author: Matthew Richard

Referring Provider (Patient Menu)

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  1. Select Provider – List is populated by master referring provider table
  2. Assign provider – Adds selected provider to list and brings up detail entry tool.
  3. Add referring provider – Add a referring provider to the master referring provider table from this screen
  4. Main – Only one entry can be main. When marked main the referring provider inforamtion will be included in box 17 of the CMS 1500
  5. Referring Provider
  6. Qualifier – Included in box 17 of CMS 1500
  7. Referral Date
  8. Referring Reason
  9. Edit Record
  10. Delete Record

Narrative Templates

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Narrative templates will populate the text field in the patient File Cabinet when selected.

  1. Document – Title will appear when selecting template from drop down menus
  2. Description
  3. Template Content

    4. https://manual.mycharttalk.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2466&action=edit

Dynamic Variable List
Name Variable
Today Date @Today
Patient Name @Patient
Clinic  @Clinic
First Name  @FirstName
LastName  @LastName
Middle Initial  @Middleinitial
Address  @Address
City  @City
State  @State
Zip  @Zip
Email  @Email
Home Phone  @HomePhone
Cell Phone  @CellPhone
Date of Birth  @DOB
Age  @Age
Height  @Height
Weight  @Weight
Vitals @Vitals
Blood Pressure  @BloodPressure
BMI  @BMI
Patient Medication  @MedicationList
Patient Problem  @ProblemList
Patient Allergy  @AllergyList
Sex  @Sex
Race  @Race,
ClinicAddress  @ClinicAddress
FamilyHistory  @FamilyHistory
PrimaryInsurance  @PrimaryInsurance
SecondaryInsurance  @SecondaryInsurance
Family History  @FamilyHistory
Past Illness  @PastIllness
Social Historye  @SocialHistory
Hospitalizations  @Hospitalizations
Injuries  @Injuries
Last Chief Complaint  @lastChief

Print Settings

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Print settings control printed output from Chart Talk

  1. Font Setting – Changes font and font size for reports
    1. Font – Choose any font (except comic sans!)
    2. Font Size
  2. HCFA Print Setting
    1. Use Preprinted Paper – select this if you will be printing on CMS 1500 blanks, otherwise Chart Talk prints the 1500 form for you.
    2. Use Location Alias Instead of Clinic Name – will override the value in Box 32 with the Location Alias set ‘isservice
    3. Use Location Alias Instead of Rendering Provider in box 33 – will override the value in Box 33 with the Location Alias set ‘isBilling’
    4. X Offset – Value in pixels to shift the CMS 1500 horizontally when Use Preprinted Paper is true
    5. Y Offset – Value in pixels to shift the CMS 1500 vertically when Use Preprinted Paper is true
  3. Statement Setting
    1. Include Charge Comments- will display charge comments on patient statements. Both clinic user initiated and posted 835s from the auto post.
    2. Clinic Message- Text box to type clinic message that is included on ALL patient statements that are generated.
  4. Letterhead Setting
    1. Use Custom Letterhead – When true, the letterhead of SOAP reports will replace the standard clinic information heading with the image uploaded here. Suggested dimentsions are 1700 px X 220 px at 150 ppi, or to your preference.

835 Print Settings

You can add your own explanations to the messages recieved from payers and applied using auto post. Below is an example of the setting on the 1. Print settting screen, 2. Line items from Autopost screen, 3. How it shows up on the patient statement.

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835 Electronic Remits

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835 Values Received from Payer

3.

Print settings appear on patient statement

Referring Provider

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The referring provider master table lists all unique referring providers in your Chart Talk database. You can enter the provider information here, or add a new provider while entering information from the patient navigation menu. The information included here is sometime included in boxes 17 & 17b of the CMS 1500 form.

  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. NPI
  4. Email
  5. Fax
  6. Phone
  7. Address 1
  8. Address 2
  9. City
  10. State
  11. Zip
  12. IsDirect – If this providers email address is a DIRECT address and can be sent DIRECT messages

Employer Detail

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The master table lists all employers. An employer can be entered directly here, or if needed, can be done while entering employee information from the patient navigation menu.

  1. Employer Name
  2. Address 1
  3. Phone Number
  4. Address 2
  5. Contact Name
  6. Contact Number
  7. City, State, ZIP