Register a new exam by clicking Register New IPN Exam in the Data Management menu of the LCSR IPN Page:
A form opens with the following fields.
Field Name | Description |
Facility Number | This field is filled in automatically, as determined by the user’s profile. |
Registry Exam Number | This field is filled in automatically after the exam is entered. |
Patient Information | Enter at least one of the fields below.If this is an exam for a returning patient, and you don't know the patient's identifiers, you can use the Manage Patients function to look up them up by patient name. |
| NRDR Patient ID | The NRDR patient ID is created by the system when a patient record is created. If you are entering a new patient, leave this field blank. |
Patient SSN | Patient Social Security Number must be in the format NNN-NN-NNNN, where N is a digit; all 9 digits are required.
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Other Identification | If neither the Patient SSN nor Medicare Beneficiary ID is provided, then the Other Identification field must be filled in. It must be a code that uniquely identifies the patient within your practice, such as a medical record number. |
Old Medicare Beneficiary IDNew Medicare Beneficiary ID | The Medicare Beneficiary ID is also known as the Medicare Health Insurance Claim Number. Enter this field without any special characters. For example, if a beneficiary ID is 123-34-5678A, enter it as 123345678A. |
