Link Multiple Appointments
You can link the future appointments to the current appointment of the patient from the
History
tab of the
Edit Appointment
window.
Open the
Appointment Book
window.
Open an appointment to be linked to other appointments.
The
Edit Appointment
window opens.
Select the
History
tab.
From the list of appointments, select the appointments to be linked to the current appointment.
Select
OK
to save changes and close the window.
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View Linked Appointments
You can view the linked appointments for a patient from the History tab of the Edit Appointment window. Open the Appointment Book window. Open an appointment that is linked to other appointments. The Edit Appointment window opens. Select the History tab. You can view the appointments linked to the current appointment. Select Cancel to close the window without making changes. Parent topic: Linking Appointments
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Unlink Appointments
You can unlink the future appointments that are linked to the patient's current appointment from the History tab of the Edit Appointment window. Open the Appointment Book window. Open an appointment that is linked to other appointments. The Edit Appointment window opens. Select the History tab. You can view the appointments linked to the current appointment. Clear the selection for the appointments to be unlinked from the current appointment. Select OK to save changes and close the window. Parent topic: Linking Appointments
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
Linking Appointments
You can link appointments together for a patient. This helps you to manage all the appointments for the patient as part of a group. For example, a patient may have three appointments on the same day at the same location with different resources. Linking appointments enables you to do the following: Confirm all linked appointments at the same time. Check-in all linked appointments at the same time. Create a single encounter for all linked appointments. Print a single fee ticket for all linked appointments. Cancel all linked appointments at the same time. Note: Appointments with the status of Expected, Pending, or No Show can be linked together. Link Multiple Appointments You can link multiple appointments to a patient’s current appointment. View Linked Appointments You can view the appointments that are linked to a patient's current appointment. Unlink Appointments You can unlink multiple appointments from the current appointment for a patient. Parent topic: Appointment Scheduling
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View Existing Appointments from Add or Edit Appointment
You can view existing appointments for a patient from the Add Appointment or Edit Appointment window. Open the Add Appointment or Edit Appointment window for the patient. Select the History tab. The existing appointments for the patient appears. Parent topic: View Existing Appointments for a Patient
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Confirm Multiple Appointments
When you confirm an appointment for a patient, if the patient has multiple appointments either on the same day or in the future with other appointments, a message appears asking you to confirm all the appointments at the same time. For example, a patient with three same day appointments with the nurse, doctor, and lab, can have all three confirmed at the same time. Open the Appointment Book window. Open an appointment to be confirmed. The Edit Appointment window opens. Select the Confirmed option. Select OK to save changes and close the window. If the patient has other on the same day or future appointments, the Confirm Appointment window opens. Note: Following are the options available on the Confirm Appointment window: The Linked Appointments section displays a list of appointments that are linked to the appointment that you confirmed. Note: This option is selected by default. The Unlinked Appointments section displays a list of appointments that are not linked to the appointment tha
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Delete Linked Appointments
When you delete an appointment for a patient, if there are multiple appointments on the same day or in the future, you can select the linked appointments from the Delete Appointment window if you want to delete them as well. Open the Appointment Book window. Select an appointment to be deleted that is also linked to other appointments. Do one of the following: Right-click the appointment and select Delete. Select the appointment and select the Delete Appt button on the Appointment Book toolbar. Open the appointment and select the Delete button on the Edit Appointment window. The Delete Appointment window opens. In the Linked Appointments section, do the following: Select the linked appointments that you want to delete. Clear the selection for the linked appointments that you do not want to delete. In the Delete Options section, clear the selection for the Delete All Linked Appointments option if you do not want to delete all the linked appointments. Note: This option is selected by def
