Customizing Lookup Results

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Entering Search Criteria for Patient Lookup

You can search for a person or patient on the People Lookup and Patient Lookup windows. You can use multiple parameters for the search criteria. For example, you can enter a part of the last name, first name, and birth date. When you search by name (Last, First, Preferred, Middle, Previous Last, Mother's Maiden Name), you can use an asterisk as a wild card character as follows: *abc: searches for names that start with any letter or letters, followed by abc. Ab*c: searches for names that start with Ab, followed by any letter or letters, followed by c. Abc* searches for names that start with Abc, followed by any letter or letters. Note: Fields with the Lightning bolt indicator for direct match searches indicator are for direct match searches and cannot be used with other search criteria. When the People Lookup or Patient Lookup window first opens in NextGen® Enterprise EHR, the cursor appears on the field selected as the Initial field in your user Preferences, General tab. In NextGen® En

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Sort Lookup Results

The default sorting for the lookup results is by Name in ascending order. In NextGen® Enterprise PM, do one of the following to open the Patient Lookup window: On the main toolbar, select Chart. From the Tasks menu, select Lookup > Charts. Patient Lookup Window Enter the details in the Search Criteria fields to find the desired person or patient. You can use multiple parameters. For example, you can enter part of the last and first names, and birth date. Note: Fields with the Lightning Bolt indicator are for direct match searches and cannot be used with other search criteria. Select Find. All existing person and patient records that match the search criteria appear in Matching Records. To change the sorting order, select any column header. An up arrow icon appears next to the column name, indicating the lookup results are sorted by that column in ascending order. To sort by the same column in descending order, select the column header again. A down arrow icon appears next to the column

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add or Remove Columns in the Lookup Results

In NextGen® Enterprise PM, do one of the following to open the Patient Lookup window: On the main toolbar, select Chart. From the Tasks menu, select Lookup > Charts. Patient Lookup Window Enter the details in the Search Criteria fields to find the desired person or patient. You can use multiple parameters. For example, you can enter part of the last and first names, and birth date. Note: Fields with the Lightning Bolt indicator are for direct match searches and cannot be used with other search criteria. Select Find. All existing person and patient records that match the search criteria appear in Matching Records. Right-click any column header. The menu lists all columns available in the Matching Records section. Columns included in the current view appear with a indicator. Do one of the following: To add a column to the view, select to select a column name without a check mark. To remove a column from the view, select to clear the check mark. To save changes and close the Patient Looku

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Search for and Sort Patient Records in NextGen® Enterprise EHR

Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the main toolbar, select Patient, enter search criteria in Patient Lookup, and then select Find. Matching people and patient records appear in the search results. Optional: To sort the results in ascending or descending order, select a column header. You can add or remove columns by right-clicking the column header and then selecting or clearing the checkbox. Optional: Select the down arrow next to Find, and then select Turn on Emergency Access or Turn off Emergency Access as needed. Select the correct patient record, and then select Open. Parent topic: Viewing Patient Information and Generating Charts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Matching Records for Patient or People Lookup

When you enter your search criteria on the Patient Lookup or People Lookup window and select Find, records of people and patients that match appear in the Matching Records section. You can scroll right or left to view more information for each person or patient. From the matching records section of the window, you can do the following: Use the Patient icon to open the Patient Chart for the desired Patient. Use Person Icon to open the Add Patient Information window for the desired Person. Use the right-click option for a patient or person to view all the available actions. People Lookup with Matching Records Customize Matching Records columns You can use different options to view the columns in the Matching Records section. Parent topic: Creating Patient Charts

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Modify Person Information in NextGen® Enterprise PM

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select the Lookup icon on the toolbar. The People Lookup window opens. Enter the search criteria and selectFind. TheMatching Recordslist displays the records that meet the search criteria. Double-click the desired person. TheUpdate Person Informationwindow opens displaying the demographic information of the selected person. Modify the fields as required and selectOKto save the changes. For information on how to add patient details in theDemographicstab, see: Add General Information for Persons or Patients Add Address Information Add Contact Information Parent topic: Demographic Information in a Person or Patient Profile

Customizing Lookup Results

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