Prospective Patient Management Setup and Configuration

Navigate to Reference Data | Treatment Types

Treatment Types Locations 

Persons & Institutions | Providers | select provider from list | Treatment Profile tab: 

• Informs whether the provider offers the service 
• Displays the provider’s level of experience with that treatment type

Prospective Patient Forms:

• Optional field asks the prospective patient to select which treatment types they are interested in receiving.  
• When prospective patients click the info icon, the “description” for each Treatment Type will be displayed

Persons & Institutions | Prospective Patients | select name from list | Overview tab: 

The information from these fields is used to show which providers offer the services being requested by a prospective patient 

Managing Treatment Types 

To simplify the setup process, a default list of commonly used treatment types is included.  

• These can be used as-is, but every practice is unique, and customizing this list to align with the services offered at your practice is recommended  
• Note: Some practices may decide to include treatment types that they don’t currently offer, so they can track the demand for those treatment types among their prospective patient base and use that data to help determine which services to consider offering in the future

To remove a treatment type 

• Click Edit 
• Check the Inactive checkbox 
• Click Save

To change the name or description 

• Click Edit 
• Make updates directly in those columns 
• Click Save

To add a new treatment type 

• Click the + button: a new row will appear at the top of the table 
• Enter Name and Description directly in those columns 
• Click Save

Navigate to Reference Data | Condition Types

Condition Types Locations  

Persons & Institutions | Providers | select provider from list | Treatment Profile tab: 

• Informs the provider’s level of experience treating that condition 
• Option to mark that the provider prefers not to treat the condition

Prospective Patient Forms: 

• Optional field asks the prospective patient to select which conditions they want to be seen for
• When prospective patients click the info icon, the “description” for each Condition Type will be displayed

Persons & Institutions | Prospective Patients | select name from list | Overview tab: 

The information from those fields is used to help match prospective patients with a provider experienced in treating their selected conditions

Managing Condition Types 

To simplify the setup process, a default list of common conditions is included.  

To remove a condition type  

• Click Edit 
• Select Inactive from the drop-down list 
• Click Save

To change the name or description 

• Click Edit 
• Make updates directly in those columns 
• Click Save

To add a new condition type 

• Click the + button: a new row will appear at the top of the table 
• Enter Name and Description directly in those columns 
• Click Save

• The “Active” items on these lists will show up in alphabetical order on the Provider Treatment Profile and Prospective Patient Forms 
• The Prospective Patient Forms list will also include “Unsure” at the top

Navigate to Reference Data | Appointment Types

Appointment Types Locations

The appointment request step in Prospective Patient Forms

The appointment request tool in MYIO

 Managing Appointment Types 

To remove an appointment type  

• Click Edit 
• Check the box in the Inactive column 
• Click Save

To change the name or description 

• Click Edit 
• Make updates directly in those columns 
• Click Save

To add a new appointment type 

• Click the + button: a new row will appear at the top of the table 
• Enter Name and Description directly in those columns 
• Click Save

Navigate to Reference Data | Referral Source Categories

Referral Source Categories Locations

Prospective Patient Forms | Referral Source Information step

Persons & Institutions | Patients | select patient | Contacts tab

Managing Referral Source Categories

To simplify the setup process, a default list of common referral source categories is included.  

To remove a referral source category  

• Click Edit 
• Check the box in the Inactive column 
• Click Save

To change the name or description 

• Click Edit 
• Make updates directly in those columns 
• Click Save

To add a new referral source category 

• Click the + button: a new row will appear at the top of the table 
• Enter Name and Description directly in those columns 
• Click Save

In the overview tab of a prospective patient record, the Provider Treatment Profile details will be shown and will help inform the “Match” score 

Navigate to Persons & Institutions | Providers

Select a provider from the list and click the Treatment Profile tab

Treatment Profile fields are used for tracking details about the provider, the patient populations that they treat, and their areas of experience, in order to help match up prospective patients with providers that are a good fit 

Treatment Profiles are NOT required to start using Prospective Patient Management tools, but entering this information allows for the full advantage of the provider/patient matching algorithm 

Treatment Profiles can be edited by any Provider or Staff with the “Persons and Institutions” permission 

Treatment Profile Top Fields

Accepting New Patients (not checked by default) 

• The Provider Matching table will only show providers with this checkbox marked 
• Note that this is just a default filter – it can be manually overridden

Population Treated 

• Age range treated 
• Genders Treated

Provider Details 

Some prospective patients might prefer a provider of a particular gender identity, spoken language, race, or ethnicity. There are optional fields that can be included in the Prospective Patient Forms for collecting those preferences.    

These next fields in the Treatment Profile are used for matching to those preferences.  

• Provider Gender Identity 
• Provider (Spoken) Languages 
• Provider Race 
• Provider Ethnicity

Remember that all are optional. 

Licensed States

This multi-select field is for tracking which state(s) the provider is licensed to provide services. This field is primarily useful for providers who offer telehealth visits and are only licensed to provide treatments to patients living in particular states. If one or more licensed states is selected for a provider, that provider will not show up in the "Provider Matches" table in Persons & Institutions | Prospective Patients when the prospective patient's home state is not one of their licensed states. If the licensed states field is left blank for a provider, it is assumed that provider can provide services to patients living in any state. 

Treatment Profile Notes

This is a free text field for any additional notes that might be taken into consideration when matching prospective patients with a provider. It can be added as a column in the Provider Matches table in Persons & Institutions | Prospective Patients | Overview tab.

Condition Types

Customizable list: populated from all “Active” items in Reference Data | Condition Types 

For each condition type:

• Select provider’s level of experience from the drop-down list
  • No Experience 
  • Some Experience 
  • Significant Experience
• Checkbox to mark if the provider “Prefers not to treat” that condition 

Can scroll vertically to show additional options

Treatment Types

Customizable list: populated from all “Active” items in Reference Data | Treatment Types 

For each treatment type:

• Select provider’s level of experience from the drop-down list
  • No Experience 
  • Some Experience 
  • Significant Experience
• Checkbox to mark if the provider “Prefers not to treat” that condition

Can scroll vertically to show additional options

Click Save when complete

Insurance Companies

Another important factor to consider when matching Prospective Patients to a provider is whether the provider is contracted with the patient’s insurance company 

This information IS used in the Provider Matching algorithm 

But it IS NOT found on the Treatment Profile 

Instead, it is set via Persons & Institutions | Insurance Companies | select Insurance Company from list | Provider Information tab. For more information, refer to the article Provider Billing Info for Insurance Company

Setting up Prospective Patient Forms requires “Practice” permission 

Navigate to Persons & Institutions | Practice | Prospective Patients tab

Credentials

• Prospective Patient Form URL: Prospective patients can use this link to submit only forms to apply for treatment at your practice. 
• Options for sharing: 
  • Post the link on your practice website. When clicked, a new tab will open with the Prospective Patient Forms landing page, OR
  • Click “Copy Embed Code” to copy to your clipboard HTML code for embedding the forms directly on your practice website. (This allows the option to keep your branding and navigation menu visible while Prospective Patient Forms are filled out)

Settings

Prospect Queue setting: determines what happens each time Prospective Patient Forms are submitted.  

• Manage prospects in a queue (Persons & Institutions | Prospective Patients) - recommended
  • Allows your practice to manage Prospective Patients in a queue before converting them into Patients 
  • Allows you to use tools like  
    • Provider/Patient matching 
    • Availability search
    • Outreach tracking
    • Notes (that carry forward if the prospect is converted to a patient)
    • Duplicate checking (when converting the prospect to a patient)
• Bypass queue and automatically create a new patient for every prospect application - alternative 
  • Immediately creates a patient record for every prospective patient form submission, without the need for any manual steps 
  • Bypasses the ability to use tools like duplicate checking

The next series of checkboxes allows you to select which forms are included  

• Click the checkbox to include a form 
• Click the arrow to the right of each form to open additional configuration settings for that form

Include Demographics

• Is the only required form. 
• It cannot be deselected, but it can be customized. 
• Demographics Form Header: the form ‘name or description’ the prospective patient will see 
• Use the next three checkboxes to mark whether or not to include these optional fields on the demographic form: 
  • Include Preferred Language 
  • Include Sex 
  • Include Gender Identity
• Other fields for collecting basic demographics and contact information are always included on the form, and require no additional setup

Include Insurance Information

• Mark this checkbox to include a form for collecting the patient’s insurance information. 
• They will be able to select from a list of all insurance companies set up in Persons & Institutions | Insurance Companies as "Active" and Display in PPM/MYIO", OR manually enter their insurance company name if they don’t find it on the list

Include Availability

• Mark this checkbox to include a form that allows the prospective patient to enter their availability to help inform scheduling 
  • They will be prompted to select their preferred days, times, and facilities for appointments
• Availability Form Message: an optional field for entering a message that will be displayed to the prospective patient while filling out this form (examples of how practices might use this field) 
  • Make a note that schedulers will do their best to accommodate the availability preferences entered, but cannot guarantee appointment times 
  • Encourage the prospective patient to enter more than one day and time range to improve the chances of finding an available appointment slot that matches their preferences

Include Request for Services 

Mark this checkbox to include a form for collecting the prospective patient’s treatment goals and preferences. 

• Request for Services Form Header: the name that will be displayed for this step in the Prospective Patient Forms 
• Request for Services Form Message:  an optional field for entering a message that will be displayed to the prospective patient while filling out this form 
• Included Fields: all fields on this step are optional. Use this selector to pick which fields you would like to include.   
  • If you choose to include the “Condition Types” and “Treatment Types” fields, the choice options for these fields will be the customizable lists defined in Reference Data | Condition Types and Treatment Types 
  • If included, the following fields will be used in conjunction with provider Treatment Profiles to inform the provider “match” score displayed on the overview tab in Persons & Institutions | Prospective Patients 
    • Treatment Types 
    • Condition Types 
    • Preferred Provider Gender 
    • Preferred Provider Race 
    • Preferred Provider Ethnicity 
    • Preferred Provider Language

Include Appointment Request 

Mark this checkbox to include a step that allows the prospective patient to search for available appointments and select an appointment to request. 

• Some practices choose to include either this step or the Availability step, but it is also to include both if desired. 
• If including the Appointment Request step, you can select which Appointment Types, Providers, and Facilities can be searched for in the step. 
  • Provider Availability needs to be configured to show available appointments for that provider
  • For each Appointment Type you include, you can optionally choose a “Default Code” to use for appointments of that type in order to save time when approving pending Appointment Requests
  • If you need to set up or edit your list of Appointment Types, you can do so from Reference Data | Appointment Types

Include Referral Information

Mark this checkbox to include a step that allows the prospective patient to share information about how they found your practice. 

• Referral Information Form Header: the name that will be displayed for this step in the Prospective Patient Forms 
• Included Fields: all fields on this step are optional. Use this selector to pick which fields you would like to include.   
  • If you include the "Referral Source Category," the choice options will be the customizable list defined in Reference Data | Referral Source Categories
  • If you choose to include the “Primary Care Provider” and "Referral Source" fields, the choice options for these fields will be the customizable list defined in Persons & Institutions | Outside Providers
  • If you include the "Referral Source" field, it will only appear on the form if "Healthcare Provider" is selected as the Referral Source Category

Include Custom 

Mark this checkbox if you wish to collect any custom details from Prospective Patients.  

• Custom Form Header: the name that will be displayed to prospective patients for this step 
• Custom Form Message: an optional field for any additional messaging or instructions you wish to display to the prospective patient when filling out this step 
• Included Custom Tab: select which custom tab to use for the content of this step 
  • Custom tabs are added via Tools | Manage Custom Tabs  
  • Custom Fields (to put on a custom tab) are added via Tools | Manage Custom Fields  
  • Custom Tabs are also included in the Patient Record, and details entered by the prospect will carry forward into the Patient Record if the prospect is converted to a patient

Prospective Patient Page Header 

The Page Header and Welcome Message are displayed at the top of the page when prospective patients are filling out the prospective patient forms.

Landing Page

Practices can now set up a "Thank you" page where prospective patients will land after submitting the online forms. There are two options:

• Valant Landing Page: a page within the Prospective Patient Forms URL that shows a post-submission message customized by the practice
• External URL: A page outside of Valant defined by the practice (for example, a page on the customer's own website). This option can be used by practices who wish to track lead source information from their landing page via Google Analytics using UTM codes