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NextGen® EDR Patient Information Bar Descriptions

The following tables provide additional descriptions for the Patient Demographic Information and Alerts section of Patient Information Bar. You can use this table when setting up NextGen® Enterprise EHR Patient Information Bar Practice Preferences.

Patient Demographic Information

You can select up to three types of demographic information to display on the Patient Information Bar.

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MRNThe patient Medical Record Number.
Parent/GuardianThe name of the patient parent or guardian.
Enterprise Chart IndicatorWhether the chart is an enterprise chart.
Patient InsuranceName of the patient insurer.
Encounter InsuranceWhether one or more insurances are added to the encounter for billing purposes.
Preferred LanguageThe patient preferred language.
Preferred NameThe patient preferred name.
Patient Portal IndicatorWhether the patient is enrolled in NextGen® PxP Portal Patient Portal or not.

Alerts

You can select and customize NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts to display on the Patient Information Bar.

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Display PM AlertsDisplays PM tab on the Patient Alerts window for viewing NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts.
PM Visual IndicatorsDisplays the count for 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 is for both types of alerts. For example, if there are 3 NextGen® Enterprise EHR alerts and 1 NextGen® Enterprise PM alert, the Alerts button displays a count of 4 with this preference enabled. If this preference is disabled, the total count shown is 3.

Colors the Alerts button to red if NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts exist even if no NextGen® Enterprise EHR alerts exist. If there are only NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts and this preference is not enabled, the Alerts button is gray. The Alerts button is red when NextGen® Enterprise EHR alerts exist regardless of this setting.