General Concurrency Scheme Information Tab

Overview

The Concurrency Scheme: New and Concurrency Scheme: [name] pages are comprised of three tabs:

The General Concurrency Scheme Information tab collects general information about the concurrency scheme. The type of information you will provide includes the name and description, modifiers for directing, solo, directed, and other providers and modifiers for monitored anesthesia care.

How to Get Here?

To open the General Concurrency Scheme Information tab for new scheme:

From the Home Page:	From the Menus:	Via Shortcut Keys:
Click Concurrency Schemes from the Admin list Click Create	Open the Admin menu and select Concurrency Schemes Click Create	From the Concurrency Schemes page, press [Alt] + [C]

To open the General Concurrency Scheme Information tab for existing scheme:

From the Home Page:

From the Menus:

Via Shortcut Keys:

Click Concurrency Schemes from the Admin list
Select the concurrency scheme to be modified
Click Update*

*Alternate Navigation: Double-click the concurrency scheme from the list

Open the Admin menu and select Concurrency Schemes
Select the concurrency scheme to be modified
Click Update*

*Alternate Navigation: Double-click the concurrency scheme from the list

From the Concurrency Schemes page, press [Alt] + [U]

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Concurrency Scheme: New Page / General Concurrency Scheme Information Tab

Concurrency Scheme: [name] Page / General Concurrency Scheme Information Tab

Field Definitions

Field	Type	Required	Description
*General Section*			Identifies the concurrency scheme by name and description.
Scheme Name	Free Text	Yes	The name of the concurrency scheme established in the concurrency scheme configuration.
Description	Free Text	No	The description of the concurrency scheme established in the concurrency scheme configuration.
*Directing Providers Section*			Pertains to directing physicians and directing CRNAs.
Supervision begins after n concurrent cases	Free Text (Numeric)	Yes	The number of concurrent cases that a directing physician is allowed to manage before the physician becomes the supervising provider. The default value populated in the field is 4. The directing physician can direct up to, but no more than, the value specified. For example, if this value is set to 4, the directing physician can direct four concurrent cases. When the directing physician becomes involved in a fifth case, the physician is no longer considered the directing physician, but becomes the supervising provider. For billing purposes, the modifiers for supervising providers are used instead of the modifiers for the directing physician. Additionally, the values in the fee schedule for anesthesia billing Supervising Provider Adjustment and Directing and Directed Provider Billing are used to calculate fees for services rendered by the directing physician.
Modifiers	Two-Character Modifier Code	No	Modifiers are set for the Directing Physician, Supervising Provider, and Directing CRNA of SRNA. For each allowed case, you can specify the two-character modifiers for the level of supervision required for each provider who the physician is directing on two or more concurrent cases. The directing physician is allowed to direct up to four concurrent cases with a CRNA, Anesthesia Assistant, and resident, and up to two cases with an SRNA. For the directing CRNA, you can specify up to two modifiers for the SRNA.
*Solo Providers Section*			Pertains to the two-character modifiers that indicate services were provided by a solo physician and solo CRNA.
Modifiers	Two-Character Modifier Code	No	Modifiers are set for the Solo Providers, the Physician and CRNA.
*Directed Providers Section*			Pertains to the two-character modifiers that indicate services were provided by a CRNA or Anesthesia Assistant who is being directed by a physician.
Modifiers	Two-Character Modifier Code	No	Modifiers are set for the Directed Providers, the CRNA and Anesthesia Assistant.
Other Providers Section			Pertains to the two-character modifiers that indicate services were provided by a supervising physician or a substitute physician (Locum Tenens).
Modifiers	Two-Character Modifier Code	No	Modifiers are set for Other Providers, the Locum Tenens.
Monitored Anesthesia Care Section			Pertains to the two-character modifiers that indicate monitored anesthesia care.
Modifiers	Two-Character Modifier Code	No	Modifiers are set for the following conditions: Deep complex, complicated or invasive surgery Patient with history of severe cardio-pulmonary conditions Monitored anesthesia care service

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