Patient Data Collected
Although the procedure to add patients is the same, the data collected by NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and NextGen® Optical Management differs, as shown in the following table.
| Tab | Data Collected | Application |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Demographic information such as (but not limited to) first and last name, Social Security number, date of birth, sex, address, race, language, religion, ethnicity, and phone number.
| NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and NextGen® Optical Management |
| Status | The patient's status at your practice. Additionally, when modified, you can list the reason for the change. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM |
| Client Defined | The patient's chart based on information defined in File Maintenance. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and NextGen® Optical Management |
| Provider | Attach a specific provider to a patient.
| NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM |
| Privacy | A record of your patient's Privacy Notice information. Patient consent can be enforced locally at the practice level when publishing documents to an exchange. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR only |
| Employer | The patient's employer information. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM |
| Relations/Role | Patient relationships. Relationships are enterprise-wide. You can view or modify the patient's Guarantor, Head of Household, or Support Roles. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM |
| UDS | Uniform Data System reporting on information such as homeless status, language barrier, and veteran status. If necessary, Sliding Fee information can be collected here. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and NextGen® Optical Management |
| Ext | The External ID that can be used by an interface. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and NextGen® Optical Management |
| Pharmacy | You can enter up to two preferred pharmacies for a patient. Pharmacy information includes name, address, phone and fax numbers. The information is saved for established patients with an existing chart, and for new patients when the chart is created. Information on the Pharmacy tab is stored at the practice level; therefore, each practice can enter and maintain different information for a patient. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and NextGen® Optical Management |
| Chart Details | You can enter additional information for a patient's chart in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The tab includes up to 8 user-defined fields that can be set up in Practice Preferences and then used to collect patient information that is not already a standard field within the application. The tab also includes default rendering and referring providers, and marketing plan information for the patient. The information is saved for established patients with an existing chart, and for new patients when the chart is created. All information on the Chart Details tab is stored at the practice level; therefore, each practice can enter and maintain different information for a patient. | NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and NextGen® Optical Management |
| History (After Patient/Person Creation) | The history of modifications made to the person's information on the following tabs; Demographics, Status, Client Defined, Employer, and UDS.
| NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM |