Patient Recall Window

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Patient Chart > Encounters Tab

Access the Patient Chart. Select the Encounters tab. In the Encounters list on the left, select any encounter. Right-click and select Recall. The Patient Recall window displays existing recalls for the patient. Parent topic: Print an Individual Recall Letter

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Appointment Lookup Window

From the main toolbar, select the ApptList button. The Appointment Lookup window opens. Enter the appropriate Search Criteria to locate an appointment for the patient. Select Find. In the Appointment List section, select the patient’s appointment. Right-click and select Recall. The Patient Recall window displays existing recalls for the patient. Parent topic: Print an Individual Recall Letter

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Appointment Book

From the Appointment Book, select the patient’s appointment. Right-click and select Recall. The Patient Recall window displays existing recalls for the patient. Parent topic: Print an Individual Recall Letter

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Print an Individual Recall Letter

An individual Recall Letter can be printed on demand for a patient from the following areas in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Appointment Book Appointment Lookup Window Patient Chart > Encounters Tab Checkin / Checkout AutoFlow Sequence > Patient Recall Note: Printing an individual recall letter on demand does not update the 1st/2nd/3rd Mailing Date for the recall in the patient's chart. Mailing dates are updated only if a letter is printed or exported in batch mode from the File > Print Forms > Letters > Recall Letters menu. Appointment Book Appointment Lookup Window Patient Chart > Encounters Tab Patient Recall Window Parent topic: Recall Letters

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Recall window settings

Button Description Clear Select to clear the Search Criteria entered. Find Select to display a listing of patient recall plans matching the Search Criteria entered that have qualified for a recall letter. Update Dates Select after printing or exporting recall letters to update each patient's recall plan with a 1st Mailing Date, 2nd Mailing Date, or 3rd Mailing Date. Mailing Labels Select to print a Label Template for recall letters listed with a green checkmark indicator in the Labels column. Preview Select to preview the selected recall letters on the screen prior to printing/exporting them. Print Select to print the selected recall letters to paper. Export Select to export the selected recall letters to an ASCII formatted file that will be sent to a third-party vendor for processing (printing and mailing). Reset Select to reset the print date so a batch of recall letters from a specific date can be reprinted. Close Select to close the Recall Letters window. Parent topic: Print or Exp

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View an Archived Recall Letter from the Patient Recall Window

Access the Patient Recall window for the desired patient. Select the recall plan for which the letter is to be viewed, and then do one of the following: Select the Open Menu button and select View from the menu. Right-click and select View from the menu. Select the Letters button and select View from the menu. Note: The View menu is available for selection only if the Archive Letters > Recall check box is enabled in Enterprise Preferences > General. From the View menu, select one of the following: 1st Letter Sent 2nd Letter Sent 3rd Letter Sent Only letters that were previously generated and archived can be selected from the View menu. If a letter has not yet been archived, the menu option to view that letter is grayed-out and unavailable for selection. The Letter Preview window opens. When finished viewing, select the Close Preview button on the letter preview toolbar. Note: Archived letters cannot be reprinted. Therefore, the Print Dialog and Quick Print buttons are not available on

Patient Recall Window

Recommendations

Patient Chart > Encounters Tab

Appointment Lookup Window

Appointment Book

Print an Individual Recall Letter

Recall window settings

View an Archived Recall Letter from the Patient Recall Window

Patient Chart > Encounters Tab

Appointment Lookup Window

Appointment Book

Print an Individual Recall Letter

Recall window settings

View an Archived Recall Letter from the Patient Recall Window