Hiding Pediatric Vaccines Recommendations for Adult Patients

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Hiding Pediatric Vaccines Recommendations for Adult Patients

You can hide pediatric vaccine recommendations from displaying for adult patients over 18 years of age. When you select this practice preference, the Immunizations module displays the following information. The Chart View displays: All vaccines on a patient's chart (pediatric or adult) All vaccines recommended for adults only (up until patient's age) Status of adult vaccines only The Recommendation View displays: All vaccines recommended for adults only Status of adult vaccines only The Create New Immunization Order window displays: All vaccines set up in the Vaccine favorites (in File Maintenance) Status of adult vaccines only. Note: For the Tdap vaccine only, the system does not consider the Ignore Pediatric Recommendation for Adults practice preference when calculating the Tdap Immunization status for adults or patients 11 years of age and older. Disable the Display of Pediatric Vaccine Recommendations for Adults Parent topic: Setting up Immunizations Practice Preferences

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Viewing Pediatric and Adult Immunizations Display Options

You can display or hide pediatric vaccine recommendations for adult patients. The default is to ignore pediatric vaccines for adult patients. To change this setting, open Practice Preferences > Orders Module > Imm tab in File Maintenance. However, if you administer an immunization to an adult, which is recommended for pediatric patients, the Immunization date displays in the Chart View but not the Status. For example, the date that a Pediatric vaccine (Hep B) was administered to an adult displays in the Dose column but no status is displayed. Parent topic: Viewing Immunizations Schedules and Vaccine Statuses

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Select the Immunizations Chart or Recommendation Schedules

When you access the Immunizations module, you can select either the Chart or the Recommendation schedule. From the Orders Module, select the Immunizations tab. Either the Immunizations or Recommendation Schedule appears. To select another schedule, select either the Chart tab or the Recommendation tab. Note: The Recommendation schedule view is the system default. If you selected the Chart view on the Preferences window, the Chart view appears. For more information on setting the view preference, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Orders Module User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Chart and Recommendation Schedule Examples Adult example Child example Chart (Immunizations Status) View Note: You can display or hide pediatric vaccine recommendation for adult patients. The default is to ignore pediatric vaccines for adult patients. To change this setting, access the Practice Preferences > Orders Module > Imm tab in File Maintenance. Parent topic: Viewing

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Viewing the Td and Tdap Vaccine Information

The Recommendation and Chart view enables you to view Td and Tdap information as follows: Tdap and the Td vaccine status and schedule information displays on separate rows. Note: However, Tdap is still included in the Td calculation. If a patient received the Td or Tdap immunization less than 10 years ago, the Status column displays Current. If a patient has not received the Td or Tdap immunization for more than 10 years, the Status column displays Past Due. The Tdap immunizations is updated according to the CDC recommendations and the Age range and Gender you select in File Maintenance > Master Files > EHR > Practices > Preferences > Orders > Imm. For the Tdap vaccine only, the system does not consider the “Ignore Pediatric Recommendation for Adults” practice preference when calculating the Tdap Immunization status for adults or patients 11 years of age and older. Note: If you are accessing Historical Immunizations for a patient, the Status column indicates Past Due or Current for the

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Viewing Immunizations Schedules and Vaccine Statuses

The Immunizations module enables you to access Immunizations schedules to determine when an immunization is due for a patient. You can also track the immunizations life cycle, including the immunization status. You can view the following schedule types when you access the Immunizations module: Chart Recommendation Registry Select the Immunizations Chart or Recommendation Schedules Viewing Additional Immunization Details on a Schedule The system displays detailed information about Immunizations when you uselect an Immunization status on the Chart view or Recommendation view. Viewing Excluded Vaccine Details You can view details of excluded vaccines by selecting the status column of the vaccine. Viewing Pediatric and Adult Immunizations Display Options You can set the system to display or hide pediatric vaccine recommendations for adult patients from Practice Preferences in File Maintenance. Viewing the Immunizations Order Life Cycle and Vaccine Statuses The NextGen Status column in the

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Disable the Display of Pediatric Vaccine Recommendations for Adults

Access the Immunizations Practice Preferences. In the top section of the Immunizations tab, select the Ignore Pediatric Recommendation for Adults check box. Select OK at the bottom of the Imm tab. Parent topic: Hiding Pediatric Vaccines Recommendations for Adult Patients