Set Up a Workable Task

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Workable Task

NextGen® Enterprise PM users can access workable tasks in Worklog or during AutoFlow in the Work Tasks window where they can view the appointment request details. They can copy the appointment request data and paste it as a new appointment into the appointment book or they can book the appointment through appointment search ahead. Note: Tasks that are set up as workable tasks with a source type of Encounter, Chart, or Appointment are displayed during auto-flow and from the right-click > Work Tasks menu option. Tasks with Account as the source type cannot be workable tasks. Set Up a Workable Task Parent topic: Task Types

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

AutoFlow Practice Preferences

The AutoFlow Practice Preferences enable you to select an Autoflow Sequences Master File that contains a series of actions for processing encounters during check-in and check-out processes. You can apply a sequence to all locations or to individual ones. You can also set default user preferences for autoflow that override these practice-level settings. To assign AutoFlow Sequences, do the following: Open the AutoFlow Practice Preferences: Master Files > System > Practices > Preferences > AutoFlow. To apply an AutoFlow Sequence for check-in or when a user creates an encounter, do one of the following in the AutoFlow Sequences for menu option "Check-in/Create Encounter" section: For all locations, select a sequence in the All Locations row. For a specific location, select a sequence in the location's row. To apply an AutoFlow Sequence for check-out, repeat the previous step in the AutoFlow Sequences for menu option "Checkout" section. If you want users to have the option to return to Aut

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Set Up AutoFlow Practice Preferences

In File Maintenance, select Master Files > System > Practices. Double click on a practice to open Modify Practice Information window. Select Preferences, and then select AutoFlow in Practice Preferences. To apply an autoflow Sequence for check-in or when a user creates an encounter, do one of the following in AutoFlow Sequences for menu option "Check-in/Create Encounter" section: For all locations, select a sequence in the <All Locations> row. For a specific location, select a sequence in the location's row. To apply an AutoFlow Sequence for check-out, repeat the previous step in AutoFlow Sequences for menu option "Checkout" section. If you want users to have the option to return to AutoFlow after completing all tasks, select Enable AutoFlow button after workable tasks have been completed. When the check box is selected, the Autoflow button is enabled so that users can return to Autoflow after tasks have been completed in the Work Tasks window. If you require users to confirm the patie

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Set Up Default General Preferences - AutoFlow Tab

From the Default User Prefs - General List window, open a master file. The Default User Preferences - General window opens. Select the AutoFlow Sequences tab. To select the AutoFlow Sequences for check-in and check-out, in theAutoFlow Sequences for menu option "Check-in/Create Encounter"andAutoFlow Sequences for menu option "Checkout"sections, do the following: In the<All Locations>row, select theAutoFlow Sequenceyou use at all locations in the practice. In the location specific rows, select the sequence you use at each location in the practice, if different from the<All Locations>sequence. Note: A location-specific sequence overrides the<All Locations>sequence. To save changes and close the window, selectOK. Parent topic: Default General Preferences - AutoFlow Tab

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Assign Practice-Level AutoFlow Sequences

You can assign AutoFlow sequences to specific locations for the practice in Practice Preferences. Select Admin > Preferences > Practice > AutoFlow > Sequences tab. To apply an AutoFlow Sequence for check-in or when a user creates an encounter, do one of the following in the AutoFlow Sequences for menu option "Check-in/Create Encounter" section: For all locations, select a sequence in the All Locations row. For a specific location, select a sequence in the location's row. To apply an AutoFlow Sequence for check-out, repeat the previous step in the AutoFlow Sequences for menu option "Checkout" section. Select OK. Parent topic: Setting Up AutoFlow

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Task Types

Task types enable you to organize and manage tasks that are performed at your practice. They identify tasks according to the type of activity performed within a specific part of the application. You specify the part of the application (the Source Type) where the activity is performed. In NextGen® Enterprise PM, task types are used in the Worklog. To set up task types, perform the following steps: From the Master Files - System list, select System or PM > Task Types. The Task Types window displays. Select the Open Menu button on the Task Types list and select New. Enter a description of the task in the Task Type field. This is a required field. In the Source Type field, select the area of the application that the task applies to. This is a required field. Valid source types include: Account Appointment Appointment Request Appointment Waitlist Encounter Chart Invoice Transaction User Select the up and down arrows in the Task Value field to assign a value to the task. The higher the numbe

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