This section records the Primary Care and additional external Physician of the patient. Users can enter the physician and then select from the entered list for quick data entry.
The Select Physician button allows users to view and enter the names of all doctors (Primary Care and Referring) in the database The Add a Physician button permits new physicians to be added to the database. Once entered, all users can select from the list of doctors displayed reducing the typing required to enter this information in a patient file. You may also add a New Physician to your external physician database via the Rolodex using the New button.
Edit an External Physician Record
To edit an existing External Physician record, simply select the Open button beside the selected physician.
You may also go to the Rolodex and locate the doctor you wish to edit and press the Open button. This will give you access to make changes to the external providers information.
NPI, UPIN, PIN No. (USA)
The NPI (National Provider Identification), the UPIN (Universal Provider Identification Number) and the PIN No. (Provider Identification Number) can all be entered in the Insurance tab of the Physician Information Screen. These numbers are used by Filopto at EMR time, Invoice time and Claim time to properly identify the provider when selected as a referring physician.
CMS-1500 item 17 (USA)
By selecting the Add/Edit Family Physician button you can enter Family Physicians and Referring Doctors. Referring Doctors data that will be used in the completion of the CMS-1500 claim - item 17.
CMS-1500 item 17b (USA)
The referring physician specific NPI number will be used when completing a CMS 1500 claim form. By default the CMS 1500 will use the NPI on record.
Canadian Claims
The referring physician specific PIN number will be used when completing a claim form. By default the claim will use the PIN No. on record. BC-MSP requires the Referring Provider to be identified on the BC-MSP claim screen. This field will not be used for BC-MSP.
