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

Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspondence Languages

Setting up the Letters Master File, includes the following steps: Create each letter type in English. This letter will be the Default letter. Create letters in one or more of the supported correspondence languages. Associate letters in a supported correspondence language to the Default Letter type, written in English. On the Letters window, you can perform the following tasks: Create a letter. Open the Default letter and modify the content of the letter. You CANNOT change the language of the Default letter. Open a letter associated with a default letter type, and then modify the content of the letter or change the associated language. Copy an existing letter. The letter displays in the last row of the table and is named "Copy of Letter Type". Edit the Name, Description, or Header of the letter. Hide a letter. Set Up the Letters Master File You can set up the letters master file in File Maintenance. Associate a Default Letter Type to a Language You can associate letters in a supported c

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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

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Associate a Default Letter Type to a Language

Before you begin Compose a letter in one or more of the supported correspondence languages. Open File Maintenance. From the Master Files section, select Practice, and then select Letters.The Letters window opens. Letters window Select the letter associated with the Default language (English), right-click, and then select Associate.The Correspondence Language Letter Association window appears. Correspondence Language Letter Association window To associate a letter written in one of the supported correspondence languages to the default letter type, select the checkboxes 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 Null in the Language column. Letters window In NextGen® Enterprise PM, you can preview and print the letter type in all the languages listed in the Language column. Parent topic: Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspondence Language

Setting Up the Letters Master File for Supported Correspondence Languages

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