View Linked Appointments
You can view the linked appointments for a patient from the
History
tab of the
Edit Appointment
window.
Open the
Appointment Book
window.
Open an appointment that is linked to other appointments.
The
Edit Appointment
window opens.
Select the
History
tab.
You can view the appointments linked to the current appointment.
Select
Cancel
to close the window without making changes.
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Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
Unlink Appointments
You can unlink the future appointments that are linked to the patient's current appointment from the History tab of the Edit Appointment window. Open the Appointment Book window. Open an appointment that is linked to other appointments. The Edit Appointment window opens. Select the History tab. You can view the appointments linked to the current appointment. Clear the selection for the appointments to be unlinked from the current appointment. Select OK to save changes and close the window. Parent topic: Linking Appointments
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
Link Multiple Appointments
You can link the future appointments to the current appointment of the patient from the History tab of the Edit Appointment window. Open the Appointment Book window. Open an appointment to be linked to other appointments. The Edit Appointment window opens. Select the History tab. From the list of appointments, select the appointments to be linked to the current appointment. Select OK to save changes and close the window. Parent topic: Linking Appointments
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
Linking Appointments
You can link appointments together for a patient. This helps you to manage all the appointments for the patient as part of a group. For example, a patient may have three appointments on the same day at the same location with different resources. Linking appointments enables you to do the following: Confirm all linked appointments at the same time. Check-in all linked appointments at the same time. Create a single encounter for all linked appointments. Print a single fee ticket for all linked appointments. Cancel all linked appointments at the same time. Note: Appointments with the status of Expected, Pending, or No Show can be linked together. Link Multiple Appointments You can link multiple appointments to a patient’s current appointment. View Linked Appointments You can view the appointments that are linked to a patient's current appointment. Unlink Appointments You can unlink multiple appointments from the current appointment for a patient. Parent topic: Appointment Scheduling
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
View Existing Appointments from Add or Edit Appointment
You can view existing appointments for a patient from the Add Appointment or Edit Appointment window. Open the Add Appointment or Edit Appointment window for the patient. Select the History tab. The existing appointments for the patient appears. Parent topic: View Existing Appointments for a Patient
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
Change the Patient Linked to an Appointment
You can remove the current patient linked to the appointment and link a new patient to the same event at the scheduled time. Select the appointment to change the linked patient, and double-click to open the Edit Appointment window. Select the open menu button next to the patient's name and select Clear Patient. A message appears asking you to confirm if you want to delete the linked patient. Select OK to remove the incorrect patient from the appointment. To add the correct patient to the appointment, select the open menu button and select Lookup. The People Lookup window opens. Do one of the following: To select an existing person or patient for the appointment, enter the appropriate search criteria and then select Find. Select New to add a person or patient for the appointment. Select OK to save changes and close the window. Parent topic: Modifying an Appointment
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
History Tab
The History tab on the Add/Edit Appointment window displays a history of all past, present and future appointments for the patient. Confirmed, deleted, retained, and reschedule indicators display for each appointment listed. Users can resize and rearrange the columns to suit their preferences. Users can also sort by each column by selecting the column header, with the exception of the indicator columns. Select the check box for multiple appointments and then select OK to link those appointments together. This can be helpful when canceling multiple appointments for a single patient. Canceling one of the linked appointments prompts the user to cancel the remaining linked appointments. Parent topic: Appointment Information
