Managing an Expired Patient Record

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Managing an Expired Patient Record

Future appointments and active recalls can be cancelled when an expired date (date of death) is entered on the Demographics tab of the Modify Patient/Person Information window. When a Patient/Person is marked as expired, you are prompted to stop active recalls and future appointments from the Demographics tab of the Modify Patient/Person Information window regardless of security permissions in the following applications: NextGen® Enterprise PM - from the Demographics tab of the Modify Patient/Person Information window and the Patient's Chart. NextGen® Enterprise EHR - from the Demographics tab of the Modify Patient/Person Information window. NextGen® Optical Management - from the Demographics tab of the Modify Patient/Person Information window. NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine - When the Modify Patient/Person Information window is opened from a template. Depending on the practice preference settings, you may or may not be prompted to enter a reason for stopping active recalls and cance

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Track Reasons for Appointment Cancellations or Stopping Recalls for an Expired Patient

Use this procedure to do the following: Expire a patient Cancel future appointments and stop active recalls Enter a Reason for Cancelling Future Appointments or Stopping Recalls Access the Modify Person/Patient Information Window for the patient that you want to expire. On the Modify Person/Patient Information window, select the Expired check box. The Expired Date field becomes active. In the Expired Date field, enter the date of death for the person/patient. A application message appears, asking if you want to cancel future appointments and stop active recalls. Do one of the following: Select Yes. If Appointment Cancellation Tracking or Recall Plan Stop Reason tracking is enabled in Practice Preferences, you will need to select a reason for the appointment cancellation or the recall plan stop reason then select OK. The Reason for Stopping Recall application message appears if your practice is tracking reasons for stopping recalls. The Reason for Appointment Cancellation application me

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Track Appointment Cancellations and Recall Stops for an Expired Patient

Use this procedure to do the following: Expire a patient Cancel future appointments and stop active recalls Enter a Reason for Cancelling Future Appointments and Stopping Recalls Access the Modify Person/Patient Information Window for the patient that you want to expire. On the Modify Person/Patient Information window, select the Expired check box. The Expired Date field becomes active. In the Expired Date field, enter the date of death for the person/patient. A application message appears, asking if you want to cancel future appointments and stop active recalls. Do one of the following: Select Yes. If Appointment Cancellation Tracking and Recall Plan Stop Reason tracking is enabled in Practice Preferences, you will need to select a reason for the appointment cancellation and the recall plan stop reason then select OK. The Reason for Appointment Cancellation and Reason for Stopping Recall application message` appears. Active recalls and future appointments will be cancelled. Select No.

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Stop Active Recalls and Cancel Future Appointments for an Expired Patient

Use this procedure to do the following: Expire a patient Cancel future appointments and stop active recalls Access the Modify Person/Patient Information Window for the patient that you want to expire. On the Modify Person/Patient Information window, select the Expired check box. The Expired Date field becomes active. In the Expired Date field, enter the date of death for the person/patient. A application message appears, asking if you want to cancel future appointments and stop active recalls. Do one of the following: Select Yes. If Appointment Cancellation Tracking and/or Recall Plan Stop Reason tracking is enabled in Practice Preferences, you will need to select a reason for the appointment cancellation and/or the recall plan stop reason then select OK. Active recalls and future appointments will be cancelled. Select No. Future appointments and active recalls remain in the system. When the Modify Patient/Person window is reaccessed for the expired patient, a message displays asking i

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Managing Demographic Information

On the Demographics tab, you can enter general information for a person or patient, such as address, demographics, contact phone numbers, contact, insurance, and notification methods for the patient. If your practice is licensed for EDI, the link appears on this window. When you select the link, the EDI Messaging window opens where you can view the patient's notification preferences for balance reminders, appointment reminders, and recall plans. Information on the Demographics tab is stored at the system level; therefore, all practices in all enterprises share the same information for a person or patient. The Demographics 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 Yes Demographic Information in a Person or Patient Profile Demographic information for a person or patient includes identifying information, contact information, and insurance information. Managing an

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Stop Active Recalls for an Expired Patient

Stopping active recalls for an expired patient involves the following steps: Update date of expiry in the patient records Stop Active Recalls Open the Modify Person Information or Modify Patient Information window to update the expired patient data. Select the Expired check box. The Expired Date field becomes active. Enter the Expired Date for the person or patient. Do one of the following the application message that appears asking if you want to stop active recalls: Select Yes. If Recall Plan Stop Reason tracking is enabled in Practice Preferences, the Reason for Stopping Recall application message opens. Select a reason for stopping the plan and select OK. All active recalls are canceled. Select No. The active recalls remain in the system. A message appears asking you to stop active recalls for the expired patients when you open the Modify Person Information or Modify Patient Information window or Chart for the expired patient in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Cancel to return to th

Managing an Expired Patient Record

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