Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspondence Languages

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Setting Up Multi-Language Letters

To setup the multi-language letters feature, you must select options in Enterprise Preferences and Practice Preferences. Create letters in English and other languages in Master Files > Practice > Letters. Add languages to the Master List and associate a default letter type to a supported correspondence language. To use multi-language letters in NextGen® Enterprise PM, you must perform the following tasks: Set Up Enterprise Preferences for Multi-Language Letters Set Up Practice Preferences for Multi-Language Letters Set Up the Language Master List Map Master List Languages to a Correspondence Language Set Up the Letters Master File Associate a Default Letter Type to a Language Set Up Enterprise Preferences for Multi-Language Letters You can set up Enterprise Preferences for multi-language letters Set Up Practice Preferences for Multi-Language Letters Enabling multi-language for a letter type allows you to preview and print letters in the patient's preferred correspondence language. Set

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Associate a Default Letter Type to a Language

The first step is to compose a letter enter in one or more of the supported correspondence languages. Then you can associate the foreign language letters to the default letter type written in English. Access File Maintenance. Select Master Files > Practice and then Letters. The Letters window opens. Select the letter associated with the Default language (English), right-click and then select Associate. The Correspondence Language Letter Association window appears. To associate a letter written in one of the supported correspondence languages to the default letter type, select the check boxes next to the Letter Name, and then select OK. The Letters window appears. Each selected letter type, written in a supported correspondence language, displays with a check mark in the Language column. In NextGen® Enterprise PM, you can preview and print the letter type in all the languages listed in the Language column. In this example, you can preview and print Appointment Reminder letters in Englis

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Up the Letters Master File

Access File Maintenance. Select Master Files > Practice and then Letters. The Letters window opens. Open an existing letter or right-click and then select New. The letter editor opens. Select the Language button. The Languages window opens. Select the correspondence language for the letter type, and then select OK. Save and close the letter. The Language column in the Letters window displays the correspondence language to which the letter is associated. Parent topic: Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspondence Languages

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Letters in Languages Other than English

The multi-language letter functionality enables you to print and preview letters in the supported correspondence languages listed below. The application does not translate letters. You can create letters in any of the supported correspondence languages by writing the letter and then copy and paste the letter into a letter type. Each letter must first be created in the Default language of English. The letter types include appointment reminders, recall notices, demand account, demand encounter, and budget letters. Letters can be set up and printed in the following supported correspondence languages: Arabic (AR) Chinese (ZH) French (FR) German (DE) Hindi (HI) Italian (IT) Japanese (JA) Korean (KO) Persian (FA) Polish (PL) Portuguese (PT) Russian (RU) Spanish (ES) Vietnamese (VI) Setting Up Multi-Language Letters To setup the multi-language letters feature, you must select options in Enterprise Preferences and Practice Preferences. Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspon

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Associate a Letter Type with Multiple Letter Types

You can associate a letter type with multiple letter types that are tagged to different correspondence languages for previewing and printing the letter types in different languages. Note: You must unhide the hidden letter types to associate them with other letters. Open File Maintenance. Select Master Files > Practice, and then select Letters. The Letters window opens. To associate a letter in the Default language of English to a letter in a different language, select the letter in the default language, right-click and then select Associate. The Correspondence Language Letter Association window opens and displays a list of letters available for association. Note: You can associate only the letter that is tagged to the default correspondence language (English). Select one or more letters to associate to the letter in the default language and then select OK. You can preview and print the letters in the associated foreign languages. You cannot associate a letter with other letters tagged

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Correspondence Language and Letter Type Association Indicators

The indicators in the Language column of the Letters window helps you in identifying if a letter type is tagged to a correspondence language and to which correspondence language a letter type is tagged. You can also determine if a letter type is associated with other letter types. Correspondence Language and Letter Type Association Indicators Description Default Appears in the Language column when the letter type is tagged to the default correspondence language (English). You can change the correspondence language of the letter types. You can associate this letter type with a letter type that is tagged to other correspondence language. Default - Associated Appears in the Language column when the letter type is associated with another letter type that is tagged to a correspondence language other than English. You cannot change the correspondence language of the letter. You must remove the association to change the correspondence language. You cannot associate this letter type with other

Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspondence Languages

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