A great deal of time is spent in keeping clinical documentation organized, tracking information for billing, generating bills for different payers, and scheduling visits. Not only could this time be used more productively, duplicating efforts delays important processes including submitting bills. Add in large case loads, regular unexpected interruptions, and coordinating with other staff and quickly delivering the right information to the right people is a struggle. NextStep™: The next step for your practice – NextStep Practice Pro automates critical processes that have a real impact on the day-to-day procedures involved in providing and documenting services and provides simple, intuitive ways to use the information. And, it's integrated AppointmentPro scheduling and EZClaim billing systems eliminate entering duplicate data and streamline the billing process using a plan, chart, bill approach. NextStep can also be used to manage medications.
Make it Quick & Easy – Using NextStep, professionals in your practice can save time and money by: 1) eliminating duplicate work, streamlining billing to reduce delays and errors that occur from transferring information between systems and sheets for billing, and 2) documenting services and processing bills from the office, at home, or anywhere with Internet access. NextStep only requires Internet Explorer and the Internet with no extra hardware or software installation. NextStep links seamlessly with existing billing systems.
No Additional Computers Required – NextStep is a web-based automation software for care facilities by a development team with years of experience in streamlining human services. Highlights include custom assessments, case management, billing, a treatment planning wizard, charting, medication management, prescriptions, and scheduling.
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FEATURE |
FUNCTION |
BENEFIT |
Customizable forms using the Form Builder |
Enables an organization to create its own forms without requiring any expensive technical assistance. |
Allows for an organization’s providers to collaborate and develop to specific clinical forms. |
Treatment Planning Wizard |
Directs clinical staff through creating a personalized treatment plan. |
Streamlines management planning and results in plans consistent with the treatment program. |
| Scheduling |
Coordinates scheduled appointments for multiple therapists and locations |
Enables staff to schedule appointments, track their schedules, and identify their availability. Tracks client appointments including missed appointments. Ensures that billing matches appointments. |
| Billing and Claims Processing |
Automatically creates claims, tracks authorizations, and processes bills |
Streamlines billing and claims processing directly from clincal notes and/or appointments and provides clinics with accounts receivable and billing analyses for easily managing multiple programs. Ensures clinical documentation for submitted claims to eliminate take-backs and non-compliances. Reduces rejections. |
Quick Chart |
Permits clinical staff to chart to the plan for goals and subjectively rate the client’s progress for objectives. |
Allows for quick charting in a format that lets a supervisor easily review all charts for quality notes relevant to the clients’ goals. |
Medication Wizard |
Guides physicians through a medication review on a single document without having to navigate back-and-forth between pages. |
Assures expeditious medication reviews using valuable chart notes from clinical staff on goals relevant to target symptoms, managing medications, and automatically migrates symptoms to the treatment plan. |
WORKFLOW FEATURES |
Client Information |
Stores a client’s identifying details including basic information, insurance carriers, and emergency information. |
Offers fully documented records to facilitate claims processing and billing. |
Reminders |
Produces an ongoing, automatic list of items that are due for completion or past due with hyperlinks to navigate directly to those items. |
Without setting any ‘alarms,’ an ‘automatic reminders’ list identifies important clinical tasks such as assessments and plan reviews. For the item to depart the list, it must be completed. |
e-Folders |
Provides viewable and printable documents for all clinical paperwork. |
Affords authorized staff to view, print, and create PDFs of clinical documents. |
Billing and Scheduling |
Provides EZClaim billing and AppointmentPro scheduling or seamlessly links existing external legacy, billing, and scheduling systems. |
Enables organizations to use separate billing and scheduling programs, and seamlessly link to other systems. |
Reports |
Supplies standard reports and enables customized reporting via management select criteria. |
Aids with analysis of business and clinical trends for informed decision-making and budget preparation. |
See how others have saved time and money and improved their services. Schedule an online demo today!
Email: sales@nextstepsolutionsinc.com or call 248.656.7504 |
