Practice Preferences for the Patient Information Bar in NextGen® Enterprise PM

Field	Description
Show Patient Information Bar	Select this option to display the patient information bar in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select In Charge Entry to display the patient information bar in the Charge Posting window. Select In Payment Entry to display the patient information bar in the Payment Entry window
Patient Demographic Information	Select the demographic data that you want to display on the patient information bar.
Table	Select a table from which you want to add a field to the patient information bar.
Field	Select the field to display from the list.
Display Label	Enter the field label to display on the patient information bar.
Appointment Hover	Select the number of historical and future appointments to display when you hover over the Appointment section on the patient information bar.

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Viewing the Patient Information Bar

To use the Patient Information Bar in NextGen® Enterprise PM, you must configure the Practice Preferences. For more information on configuring Practice Preferences for the Patient Information Bar, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest File Maintenance Preferences Guide forNextGen®Enterprise, and then see the Patient Information Bar Preferences section. The chart user preferences must be set up to enable the Patient Information Bar to appear on the patient chart during charge posting and payment entry in NextGen® Enterprise PM. User preferences override the practice preferences. Open the Patient Information Bar in the Patient Chart You can open the Patient Information Bar in the patient chart. Open the Patient Information Bar in Charge Posting You can open the Patient Information Bar in the Charge Posting window. Open the Patient Information Bar in Payment Entry Parent topic: Patient Information Bar

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Viewing the Patient Information Bar

To use the Patient Information Bar in NextGen® Enterprise PM, you must configure the Practice Preferences. For more information on configuring Practice Preferences for the Patient Information Bar, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest File Maintenance Preferences Guide for NextGen® Enterprise, and then see the Patient Information Bar Preferences section. The chart user preferences must be set up to enable the Patient Information Bar to appear on the patient chart during charge posting and payment entry in NextGen® Enterprise PM. User preferences override the practice preferences. Open the Patient Information Bar in the Patient Chart You can open the Patient Information Bar in the patient chart. Open the Patient Information Bar in Charge Posting You can open the Patient Information Bar in the Charge Posting window. Open the Patient Information Bar in Payment Entry Parent topic: Patient Information Bar

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Patient Information Bar Practice Preferences for NextGen® Enterprise PM

The Patient Information Bar in practice preferences enable you to select whether the Patient Information Bar displays in the Patient Chart in NextGen® Enterprise PM and what patient information displays on the bar. You can also configure Practice Preferences to display the Patient Information Bar in Charge Entry and Payment Entry. Patient Demographic Information. You can select up to three types of demographic information to display on the Patient Information Bar. Chart Link. You can decide whether to display optional information as a link on the Patient Information Bar. This information can be optionally displayed whether the Patient Information Bar is minimized or maximized. Field Name Customization. You can select any field to display on the Patient Information Bar from the following database tables: patient person practice_person_family_info practice_person_sliding_fee You can also create short labels for the fields that display on the Patient Information Bar. You can also hover th

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Set Up Patient Information Bar Practice Preferences for NextGen® Enterprise PM

From the Preference List, select Patient Information Bar, and then select PM tab. Select the Show Patient Information Bar check box. To display the Patient Information Bar on the Charge Posting, select the In Charge Entry check box. To display the Patient Information Bar on the Payment Entry, select the In Payment Entry check box. Define which information to display on the bar in the Patient Information section. Define which information to display on the bar in the Chart Link section. For each Field that you want to be accessible from the Patient Information Bar, do the following: In the Table field, select the Open File and then select a table. In the Field field, select a field from the table to display the field value on the Patient Information Bar. In the Display Label field, enter a label for the field on the Patient Information Bar. The Display Label is limited to 15 characters. If your label includes more than 15 characters, the field will display an ellipsis (...) where the lab

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise

Practice Preferences for the Patient Information Bar in NextGen® EDR

The table describes the preferences that you can set for the patient information bar in NextGen® EDR. Field Name Description Show Patient Information Bar Select this option to display the patient information bar in NextGen® EDR. Patient Information Select this option to display a maximum of three types of information on the patient information bar in NextGen® EDR. Display PM Alerts Select this option to display the PM tab in the Patient Alerts window for viewing NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts. PM Visual Indicators Select this option to display the count of NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts on the Alerts button on the patient information bar. If both NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts exist, the total count includes both alerts. Appointment Hover Select the number of historical and future appointments to display when you hover over the Appointment section on the patient information bar. Future appointments with Booked status are displayed. Appointments with KEPT and No

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Configuring User Preferences for the Patient Information Bar

You can set up user preferences to display the Patient Information Bar in the following areas in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Patient chart Charge entry Payment entry You can also select the following background color options for the Patient Information Bar. Default color Custom colors Web colors System colors The options available for selection in User Preferences are based on the settings in practice preferences. User Preferences Available Practice Preferences Show Patient Information Bar in PM In Charge Entry In Payment Entry Patient Information Bar Color Show Patient Information Bar in PM is not enabled _ _ _ _ Only Show Patient Information Bar in PM is enabled X _ _ X Show Patient Information Bar in PM and In Charge Entry are enabled X X _ X Show Patient Information Bar in PM and In Payment Entry are enabled X _ X X Show Patient Information Bar in PM, In Charge Entry, and In Payment Entry are enabled X X X X Note: User Preferences settings override Practice Preference settings for the

Practice Preferences for the Patient Information Bar in NextGen® Enterprise PM

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