11 - Creating Visit Type Modifiers

Question 1

What is a bucket?

Answer 1

A group of patients based on age and sex.

Question 2

What is a modifier?

Answer 2

A change made to a visit type for a certain bucket of patients.

Question 3

What can modifiers be used for?

Answer 3

Change visit type length, scheduling and patient instructions

Question 4

How many levels are visit type modifiers exist?

Answer 4

Six

Question 5

T or F: Levels 1-4 are visit type specific and are most commonly used.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T of F: Levels 5 & 6 are created at the patient level and are rarely used.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T of F: Cadence prevents you from creating overlapping buckets for the same visit type at any given level.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is the purpose of the Visit Type Tree View report?

Answer 8

It displays information about visit types, modifiers and panels. Helps to find duplicates.

Question 9

Can a patient belong to more than one patient category/bucket within the same level?

Answer 9

No. If a patient belonged to more than one category/bucket within one level, Cadence would not know which modifiers to assign to the patient.

Question 10

List the six visit type modifier levels.

Answer 10

1. visit type
2. visit type & department
3. visit type & provider
4. visit type, provider & department
5. patient & visit type
6. patient, visit type & provider

Question 11

Give an example of why you would use a date range exception.

Answer 11

Answers vary. Streamlining administering flu shots in winter months.

Question 12

T of F: You can set up a level 1 & 2 modifier at the same time.

Answer 12

False, you must set them up one at a time.