Allscripts PM

Overview

Allscripts Enterprise PM (AEPM), formerly known as Touchworks PM or TWPM, is a practice management application.

Interface Engine

AEPM utilizes the Allscripts Interface Engine (AIE), formerly known as Healthmatics Interface Engine (HIE).

Inbound Interfaces

Inbound ADT

Manual Import

• Select Patient Management -> Automatic Registration -> Import Patients tab

• Notice that for the following example, exceptions were generated due to provider linking:

• Once the exceptions have been resolved, the patient can be registered new:

Linking

Carriers

• Carrier ID
• Default Carrier
• Self Pay
• Cross Reference Link

Employer

• None
• Cross Reference Link

Guarantor None

• Demographic Match
• Guarantor Reference Number
• Name/Date of Birth
• Same as Patient
• Social Security Number

Patient

• Enterprise Number
• Patient Medical Record Number
• Name/Date of Birth
• Patient Number
• Social Security Number
• Patient Reference Number

Plan

• None
• Plan Code
• Plan Description

Policy

• None
• Policy Reference Number
• Subscriber/Certificate Info

Primary Care Provider

• None
• Abbreviation
• Default Provider
• Same as Usual Provider
• Cross Reference Link

Referring Doctor

• None
• Abbreviation
• Default Referring Doctor
• Cross Reference Link

Subscriber

• None
• Demographic Match
• Name/Date of Birth
• Social Security Number
• Subscriber Reference Number

Usual Provider

• None
• Abbreviation
• Default Provider
• Cross Reference Link

Relationship

• Cross Reference Link

Inbound Charge

Automatic Import

• Select Financial Processing -> Automatic Transactions -> Import Charges tab:

• Notice for the following example, exceptions were generated due to linking:

Linking

Actual Provider

• Abbreviation
• Default Provider
• Patient’s Usual Provider
• Cross Reference Link
• Appointment Resource Provider

Ailment Type

• None
• Default Ailment Type

Billing Provider

• Abbreviation
• Default Provider
• Patient’s Usual Provider
• Same as Actual Provider
• Cross Reference Link

Carrier

• Default Carrier
• Primary Insurance
• Self Pay
• Cross Reference Link

Coverage Type

• None
• Appointment
• Cross Reference
• Default Coverage Type

Practice

• Abbreviation
• Default Practice
• Actual Provider’s Default Practice
• Cross Reference Link
• Appointment Department

Diagnosis Code

• Diagnosis Code
• Procedure Code Default Diagnosis
• Cross Reference Link

Encounter

• None
• Appointment ID
• Encounter Number

Fee

• Extended Fee Amount
• Procedure Code Fee
• Extended Procedure Code Fee
• Unit Fee

Incoming Referral

• None
• Authorization Number
• Appointment Referral

Location

• Abbreviation
• Default Location
• Place of Service Default Location
• Cross Reference Link
• Appointment Location

Modifier

• None
• Modifier Value

•Cross Reference Link Patient

• Patient Additional Info Field
• Enterprise Number
• Patient Medical Record Number
• Name/Date of Birth
• Patient Number
• Social Security Number

Payment

• None
• Create Payment from Imported Charge

Place of Service

• Abbreviation
• Default Place of Service
• Cross Reference Link
• POS Default Appointment Location

Procedure Code

• Procedure Code
• Cross Reference Link
• Procedure Code with Modifier

Referring Doctor

• None
• Abbreviation
• Default Referring Doctor
• Patient’s Referring Doctor
• Cross Reference Link
• Patient’s PCP

Transaction Code

• None
• Abbreviation
• Default Transaction Code
• Cross Reference Link

Units

• Default to 1 Unit
• Unit Value

Outbound Interfaces

• AEPM integrates with AE-EHR to provide PM to EHR registration, scheduling, and finance processing.
• Reg/sched, dictionary, and charge interfaces are installed for full integration