Add Notes to Encounters

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Delete Encounter Notes

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Chart or Chart Lookup . The Patient Lookup window opens. In the Search Criteria section, enter the patient's information, and then select Find. Patient records that match the search criteria appear in the Matching Records section. Select the patient, and then select Open. The Patient Chart window opens. Select Encounters and then select the Notes tab. The Encounters and the Encounter Notes sections appear. Under the Encounter Notes section, right-click the note and then select Delete. A message appears asking you for a confirmation to delete the note. Select OK. Parent topic: Viewing Notes Information in Encounters

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Send Encounter Notes as Emails

On the main toolbar, select Chart or Chart Lookup. The Patient Lookup window opens. In the Search Criteria section, enter the patient's information, and then select Find. Patient records that match the search criteria, appear in the Matching Records section. Select the patient and then select Open. The Patient Chart window opens. Select Encounters and then select the Notes tab. The Encounters and Encounter Notes sections appear. From the Encounters section, select an encounter note to send as an email. Under the Encounter Notes section right-click the note, and then select Attach to Mail. The New Message window opens. To add recipients, do the following: In To NextGen, double-click <<Double-Click to Select Mail Recipient(s)>> to select recipients from the NextGen Healthcare address book, and then select OK. Note: The To NextGen field is required and is selected as the Default Mail Option in General User Preferences. In the To Outlook field, double-click <<Double-Click to Select Mail Re

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Viewing Notes Information in Encounters

You an view the notes attached to a selected encounter in the Note tab under Encounters. You can add, modify, delete, print or seal an existing note on the selected encounter. Encounters - Notes Tab You can view patient encounters in the Encounters section and notes in the Encounter Notes section in the Notes tab. A pushpin appears next to an encounter with a note. Add Notes to Encounters You can add a note to a encounter using the Note tab under Encounters in a patient chart. Delete Encounter Notes You can use the Notes tab under Encounters to delete a note attached to a patient encounter. Send Encounter Notes as Emails You can use the Notes tab under Encounters to send an encounter note to the desired recipient as an email. Parent topic: Patient Encounters and Financial History

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add a Collection Letter to an Encounter

To add a collection letter to an encounter, do the following: Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Chart. The Patient Lookup window opens. Enter search criteria to locate the desired patient. Select Find. All existing persons and patients that match the search criteria are displayed in the Matching Records section. In the Matching Records list, double-click the patient. The Patient Chart window opens. Select the Encounters tab. In the Encounters list, open the encounter. The Encounter Maintenance window opens. Select the Billing & Collections tab. In the Collection Letter field, select a letter. The Send Collection Letter check box is automatically selected. This qualifies the letter to be included in the next batch of Encounter Collection Letters. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: Print or Export Batch Encounter Collection Letters

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Create Quicknotes

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Chart or Chart Lookup . The Patient Lookup window opens. In the Search Criteria section, enter the patient's information, and then select Find. Patient records that match the search criteria, appear in the Matching Records section. Select the patient, and then select Open. The Patient Chart window opens. Select the Clinical History/Notes tab. The Clinical History/Notes window opens displaying Topics and Description. Under the Topics section, select the category to attach the note and then right-click in the Descriptions section and select Quicknote. The Quicknote window opens. Enter a subject for the note. Select a description for the user note from the User Note Description list. Note: User Note Descriptions are automatically filled text items that you can select when you create a note. Enter a description for the note in Note Entry. Select OK. Note: NextGen® Enterprise PM timestamps the create date, author of the note, and any

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Filter Encounters on the Patient Chart

You can narrow the list of encounters on the Financial tab under the Patient Chart to display only those that meet specific filter criteria. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Chart or Chart Lookup . The Patient Lookup window opens. In the Search Criteria section, enter the patient's information, and then select Find. Patient records that match the search criteria appear in the Matching Records section. Select the patient, and then select Open. The Patient Chart window opens. Select the Financial tab. All encounters for the patient are listed in the Financial Information section. To view encounters based on specific criteria, select Filter. The Filter Options window opens. Filter Options window Enter the search criteria, and then select Search. Encounters that match the search criteria appear in the Financial Information section under the Financial tab. To clear all selected filters, select Clear. To close the Filter Options window, select Close. Components of the

Add Notes to Encounters

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Delete Encounter Notes

Send Encounter Notes as Emails

Viewing Notes Information in Encounters

Add a Collection Letter to an Encounter

Create Quicknotes

Filter Encounters on the Patient Chart