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NDoc Quick Reference Documents describing standards, logic and troubleshooting tips.

485/Plan of Care (POC) Sections
This document is a general overview of the NDoc charting fields that are mapped to the 485/POC Sections

Abbreviations Used within NDoc
List of abbreviations used within NDoc charting screens and its documentation.

AccuMiles: Mileage Integration Functionality
This is an overview of integrated mileage calculation functionality as it impacts users.

Billing Management/Ready to Bill Functionality
This document provides an overview of the Ready to Bill Functionality accessible under Operations>Patient Management>Billing Management.

Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk
This reference provides a guide to the scoring method used in the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk.

Charting Consistencies
NDoc standards to make learning easier.

COVID-19 Care Plan Suggestions for Suspected and Diagnosed Cases
This resource provides care plan suggestions for suspected and diagnosed cases of COVID-19.

COVID-19 Guidance and Recommendations
This resource provides workflow recommendations and additional resources that may be useful to agencies.

COVID-19 How to Track COVID-19 Patients in NDoc (Infection Documentation and Tracking)
This resource provides guidance for documenting and tracking COVID-19 Infections.

CPT® Coding Management
This document provides an overview of how to set up a table for CPT® Coding and document these codes in billing. Note: Agencies using CPT in NDoc® are required to obtain a license from the AMA or such other source as specified by the AMA for use of CPT in connection with NDoc. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association (“AMA”). CPT® copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

CTI Documentation
This document provides an overview of CTI Documentation configuration settings and a recommended workflow.

Depression Screening Tool
This reference provides an overview of depression screening in NDoc.

Emergency Preparedness Documentation in NDoc
This document outlines options to chart emergency preparedness details in NDoc for the purposes of producing relevant details reports.

Employee Dashboard Screens
A brief description of the basic items that can be expected to appear within each section of the Employee Dashboard.

Employee Dashboard Terms
A brief notation of important details relating to each patient entry.

Employee Dashboard Timeline
An updated brief description of the timelines for items on the dashboards.

Fall Risk Screening Tool
This reference describes the calculations of the Fall Risk Screening tool in NDoc.

Field History Messages
In an effort to assist in System Manager analysis of reported issues, charted NDoc fields provide not only a history of who entered the information for every field, but also the reason a field was ‘cleared’ of its previous charting.

Formulary Management
Overview of process to manage medication formulary entry.

Functional Assessment Staging of Alzheimer’s Disease (FAST)
This reference provides a description of the scoring method used for the Functional Assessment Staging of Alzheimer’s Disease (FAST) tool in NDoc.

GPS Functionality within NDoc
This reference provides a description of how to capture GPS coordinates linked to patient addresses within NDoc.  The functionality is used by both the NDoc AccuMiles application and EVV interfaces.

Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Program Tracking in NDoc
This document includes a general overview of how to capture the required reporting data for the New Measures component of the Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model Program.

Hospice Medicare Part D Management
This reference provides an overview of how to manage the financial responsibility of hospice medications, especially those covered under Medicare Part D. The reference details the process for tracking these medications and confirming appropriate authorizations.

IPU Workflow Options document
This reference is an overview of the tool agencies can implement control and expedite IPU charting options.

Karnofsky Performance Scale
This reference provides a description of the scoring method used in the Karnofsky Performance Scale in NDoc.

Navigation and Computer Basics
This reference provides an overview of basic navigation guidance and computer basic tips within NDoc.

Nutrition Risk
NDoc® Reference for Nutrition Risk Calculation.

OASIS Export Logic
Description of reasons why OASIS assessments will not export.

Order and Medication Status History
This provides a listing of Medication History and Order History conditions and the specifics of the various statuses of each.

PAINAD (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia) Scale Reference
This document provides a general description of the scoring method used for this new screening tool.

Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
This reference provides a description of the scoring method used in the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) in NDoc.

Patient Care Meeting (IDG/IDT/Case Coordination activities) Functionality
This reference provides an overview of the Patient Care Meetings functionality designed to enables users to track, setup, conduct, complete, and report on meetings that may include multiple patients (e.g., Interdisciplinary Group Meetings or general care coordination activities).

Patient Care Meeting (IDG/IDT/Case Coordination activities) Offline Access and Charting Guidance
This reference provides an overview of how to manage Patient Care Meeting/IDT Charting via offline access with a client installation.

PDGM Evaluator
This reference provides a brief overview of how the PDGM Evaluator can be used to assess OASIS assessments.

PDGM HIPPS Source/Timing Code Issues in Billing
This reference provides a guidance on issues encountered with the HIPPS code calculations within billing related to source and timing designations.

PECOS Index Import
This document provides a walkthrough of the functionality in NDoc that allows for manual importing of the CMS PECOS index file.

PPS Evaluator
General use of the PPS Evaluator and new functionality per the 2008 PPS Changes.

Protocol Management
This reference describes the process of managing protocol logic, as introduced with CHF Protocols in the 16.06 NDoc Update.

Reporting Navigation Tips
This reference provides a general overview of how to navigate the NDoc Reporting Tools.

Responsible Clinician Determinations
A brief explanation of the process by which a user becomes the Responsible Clinician for a specific patient within NDoc.

Review Choice UTN Placement Process download
A brief explanation of the process to enter the Review Choice Demonstration program’s Unique Tracking Number (UTN) to ensure the value is pulled into the final claim.

Signature Capture Requirements and Setup
This document provides an overview of the minimum requirements for the Signature Capture functionality and general setup steps.

Standard Supervisory Reports
A quick reference to assist Supervisors in identifying reports that will prove useful in tracking information.

Supervisor Troubleshooting
A quick reference to assist Supervisors in troubleshooting charting problems.

Surveyor Tips
This document provides an overview for surveyors on how to access patient data in NDoc.

Synchronizations
A quick reference to assist users in understanding the synchronization process.

System Layout
A color-coded document of all NDoc functions and the modules in which they reside.

Tinetti Balance Assessment Tool
This document describes the calculations for the Tinetti Balance Assessment Tool in NDoc.

Visit Diagnoses Update Functionality
This document provides an overview of the process of updating the diagnoses charting of multiple visits using codes finalized in a selected visit.

Vital Sign Parameters
An overview of how to set vital sign parameters.

Volunteer Management Functionality
This document provides an overview of the process of entering Hospice Volunteer activities and compiling this information for the purposes of reporting on the 5% Volunteer Cost Savings measurements.

Wound Photo Function Implementation Guide
This document outlines and explains some basic guidelines to follow when implementing the wound photo functionality.

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