> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.encoreos.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Practice Management Overview
> Overview of the Practice Management core in Encore OS — purpose, scope, and key responsibilities.
The Practice Management core (PM) runs the healthcare revenue cycle for Encore OS — scheduling, patient registration, insurance eligibility verification, claims management, prior authorization, charge capture, clearinghouse integration, electronic remittance advice (ERA), and value-based payment tracking.
**The encounter is the spine.** `pm_encounters` is the canonical entity linking scheduling, clinical documentation, and billing. PM owns the *revenue cycle*; general accounting lives in [Finance & Revenue](/fa/overview).
## The revenue cycle
PM runs the front-to-back revenue cycle around the encounter — register and schedule the patient, verify eligibility and authorization, document and capture charges on the encounter, submit the claim through the clearinghouse, and post remittance.
```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
Reg["Scheduling &
registration"] --> Elig["Eligibility &
prior auth"]
Elig --> Encounter["pm_encounters"]
Encounter --> Charge["Charge capture"]
Charge --> Claim["Claim submission
(clearinghouse)"]
Claim --> ERA["ERA / remittance
& payments"]
ERA --> VBP["Value-based
payment tracking"]
CL["Clinical
documentation"] -.-> Encounter
```
## What PM covers
Appointments, patient registration, and front-office intake.
Insurance eligibility verification and prior authorization.
Charge capture, claim submission, and clearinghouse integration.
ERA posting, payments, and value-based payment tracking.
PM is in active development for **v0.10**. The cards above describe the functional surface; the deep-dive guides below are landing next.
## Planned documentation (v0.10)
End-to-end front-office and billing workflows.
Payer setup, fee schedules, and clearinghouse configuration.
Encounter model, events, and integration contracts.
Revenue-cycle controls and audit trails.
This page is a placeholder. Full per-core documentation (user guide, admin
guide, developer reference, and compliance notes) is planned for Encore
OS v0.10.
## Related
How clinical encounters flow into claims and billing.
General accounting, distinct from the PM revenue cycle.