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Set up Chart Preferences

You can configure specific areas of a patient chart in NextGen® Enterprise PM.

  1. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM.
  2. From the Admin menu, select Preferences > User > General.
    The User Preferences window opens.
  3. Select the Chart tab.
    User preferences Chart tab
  4. In theDefault Word Processorfield, select one of the following to use as the default processor when creating notes in patient charts:
    • Wordpad
    • Word ®
  5. In theEncounter List Default Displaysection, select from the following options for the default display of encounters in patient charts:
    • Encounter Date: view encounters listed by date.
    • Encounter Number (default): Select this check box to view encounters listed by number.
    • Both: view encounters listed by date and number.
  6. Select preferences for the display and color of the Patient Information Bar inNextGen® Enterprise PM.
  7. In thePreferred Recall Planssection, to manage the display order of plans on theRecall Plan Maintenancewindow inNextGen® Enterprise PM, do one of the following:
    • To display all recall plans in alphabetical order, leave all check boxes blank.
    • To customize the display order, select a recall plan and then select the blue upand downarrows to move the recall plan to the desired order.
  8. SelectOK.