Provider Types Tab

Field	Description
Provider Types	Select to place a check mark next to the Provider Type entries to assign the appropriate types to the provider. Provider Types indicate the role the provider plays in relation to the patient.
Practice Level Provider Types	Select to place a check mark next to the Practice Level Provider Type entries to assign additional Provider Types to the provider. You can change the names of these types in the Provider Practice Preferences.

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Displaying Only Selected Providers

You can control which physicians display in a provider list box. By assigning a Provider Type to each provider on the Provider Types tab of the Modify Provider Information dialog box, you can categorize the physicians so that only the appropriate ones display in the provider list box during tasks such as encounter and appointment creation. The system-defined Provider Types that you can assign to a physician are: Admitting Provider First Consulting Provider Second Consulting Provider Primary Care Provider Referring Provider You can also assign user-defined provider types to providers on the Modify Provider Information window. User-defined provider types are created by accessing the Provider Practice Preferences. Provider Types Tab Parent topic: Providers Master File

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Managing Provider Information

The Provider tab appears only when one or more custom User Defined Patient Provider fields have been created in Practice Preferences. Up to 12 patient provider fields can be set up and then used to collect additional provider information for a person or patient. Information on the Provider tab is stored at the practice level; therefore, each practice can enter and maintain different information for a person or patient. The Provider tab is available as follows: Window: NextGen® Enterprise EHR NextGen® Enterprise PM NextGen® Optical Management Person Information Yes Yes N/A Patient Information Yes Yes No For more information, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the following guides: For setting up User Defined Patient Provider fields in Practice Preferences, refer to the File Maintenance Preferences Guide for NextGen® Enterprise. For setting up Providers for selection in a patient provider field, refer to the File Maintenance Master Files Guide for NextGen® Enter

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Managing Provider Information

The Provider tab appears only when one or more custom User Defined Patient Provider fields have been created in Practice Preferences. Up to 12 patient provider fields can be set up and then used to collect additional provider information for a person or patient. Information on the Provider tab is stored at the practice level; therefore, each practice can enter and maintain different information for a person or patient. The Provider tab is available as follows: Window: NextGen® Enterprise EHR NextGen® Enterprise PM NextGen® Optical Management Person Information Yes Yes N/A Patient Information Yes Yes No For more information, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the following guides: For setting up User Defined Patient Provider fields in Practice Preferences, refer to the File Maintenance Preferences Guide for NextGen® Enterprise. For setting up Providers for selection in a patient provider field, refer to the File Maintenance Master Files Guide for NextGen® Enter

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add a Patient Provider

Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the Provider tab. Select the open menu , and select New. The Add Patient Provider window appears. Select a user-defined provider type from Preference Name. This field is required. Note: Your system administrator manages providers from Practice Preferences, Providers. Select a Provider. To search for a specific provider, select . The Provider Lookup window opens. Note: The providers listed for selection are those that are flagged with the selected Preference Name in the Providers master file in File Maintenance. Enter an Effective Date to start for the selected patient provider in mm/dd/yyyy format, if applicable. Enter an Expiration Date to end for the selected patient provider in mm/dd/yyyy format, if applicable. If an expiration date was entered, select an Expiration Reason, if applicable. Note: Your system administrator manages the Provider Expiration Reasons from the master list in F

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Add a Patient Provider

Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the Provider tab. Select the Open Menu button, and select New. The Add Patient Provider window appears. In the Preference Name field, select a user-defined provider type. This field is required. Note: Items available for selection are from Practice Preferences, Providers. In the Provider field, do one of the following. This field is required. Select a provider from the list. Select the search button to access the Provider Lookup window, and find the provider. Note: Providers available for selection are those that are flagged with the selected Preference Name in the Providers master file in File Maintenance. In the Effective Date field, enter a start date for the selected patient provider in mm/dd/yyyy format, if applicable. In the Expiration Date field, enter an end date for the selected patient provider in mm/dd/yyyy format, if applicable. If an expiration date was entered, select an Ex

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Provider Information

Physician addresses display next to the physician names in certain drop-down lists in several areas of the application. The following table provides a listing of all of the window and the specific fields that display the physician addresses next to the names. Window Fields Add/Edit Appointment Referring Physician Charge Posting Additional Provider (user-defined) Encounter Maintenance Referring, First Consulting, Second Consulting Add/Modify Patient Provider Providers People/Patient Maintenance Primary Care Provider Chart Details Default Referring, Physician, Co-managed Physician Eligibility/Referral Lookup Physician Referring Parent topic: Providers Demographics Tab

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