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00:00: This guidde is a tutorial on how to use the synapse Health, Connect portal to get

00:06: started.

00:06: Go to connect dot synapse, health.com

00:13: To start a new DME request.

00:15: Click the new request button to start creating your new order.

00:23: If you need support at any time, when creating your order, click the need help

00:27: button in the lower right hand corner.

00:32: Within the new request screen.

00:34: Access the physician search by clicking.

00:37: Find physician to locate the healthcare provider associated with the request.

00:44: It then enter the Physicians identification number or NPI to quickly find their

00:50: profile.

00:51: Or you can enter a combination of the prescribers first, and last name, just the

00:56: first few letters, city and state, and then hit search.

01:00: When you don’t know the NPI,

01:04: When the Physicians record appears, click the right arrow to confirm, the clinician.

01:13: Next choose the facility location that you are ordering on behalf of.

01:21: And then choose the requested delivery date of this item.

01:25: This is a required field.

01:30: it then indicate if this is a discharge order

01:35: Next, add an emergency contact for the patient.

01:42: And scroll down to the insurance eligibility section.

01:46: And select the pair.

01:51: For United Healthcare patient, you’ll choose United Healthcare as the insurance

01:55: company.

01:59: It enter the patient’s member ID or insurance policy number to link coverage

02:04: details.

02:09: And enter the patient’s name.

02:14: Then specify the patient’s date of birth.

02:19: Next, click check eligibility to confirm the patient’s insurance coverage status.

02:27: If at any time you need to step away from entering a patient order, select save as

02:33: draft located on the right-hand side of the screen.

02:38: If connect is unable to verify a patient’s Insurance, click enter Insurance manually

02:44: to input policy details, without the automated lookup.

02:51: Next, you’ll choose your patient’s insurance plan type.

02:57: In the subscriber information section and enter all of your patients, personal

03:01: information.

03:04: You click save to store the entered Insurance details securely.

03:11: If a patient’s primary language is not English noted in the patient information

03:15: under primary language.

03:21: The next click copy, patient address to duplicate the address information for

03:25: billing.

03:28: Then enter delivery information, starting with the name of the person who will be

03:32: receiving the delivery.

03:36: Within the delivery section, add any notes such as call before delivery or gate

03:41: codes for accurate handling.

03:45: Here.

03:46: Moving on to product selection, click the category of durable medical equipment to

03:51: search options.

03:54: Up then select the specific type of equipment or Supply you’d like to order.

04:01: And select the length of need identified by the prescriber.

04:09: Select the product details choosing the specific equipment needed and additional

04:13: supplies if applicable.

04:17: Enter the patient’s height in inches and weight.

04:23: Here then enter any additional notes in this section pertaining to the product being

04:26: ordered.

04:29: A click next to continue with the order process.

04:34: If additional diagnosis codes are needed, add them here to associate them with the

04:39: order.

04:42: A blue check mark next to a diagnosis code indicates that.

04:46: It’s valid if there’s no check mark, enter a valid diagnosis code, then click next

04:51: to proceed after entering the diagnosis information.

04:57: To upload supporting documentation, use the drop-down selector to choose from the

05:01: list.

05:06: Click save to store the order information securely.

05:11: Here then click next.

05:17: Next.

05:17: Click open Q&A to answer required clinical questions.

05:24: Use the patient’s chart to complete the Q&A.

05:27: Then click done.

05:33: Click next to proceed to the next step.

05:38: Review, the swo and face-to-face documentation.

05:41: Then check the box to confirm accuracy.