Cancel Multiple Appointments

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Cancel Multiple Appointments

When you cancel an appointment for a patient who has multiple appointments, either on the same day or future, you can cancel all appointments at the same time if needed. For example, if a patient has three appointments on the same day, you can cancel all three at the same time. Open the Appointment Book window. Select an appointment to be canceled. Do one of the following: Right-click the appointment and select Mark as Canceled. Open an appointment and select the Cancelled option on the Edit Appointment window. Note: A window opens asking the reason for cancellation of the appointment if you select the Track Cancellation reason option in the Appt Scheduling tab of the Practice Preferences window. From the list of reasons, select the reason for canceling the appointment. Select OK to save changes and close the window. If the patient has multiple appointments either on the same day or in the future, the Cancel Appointment window opens. Note: The Linked Appointments section displays a lis

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Removing an Appointment

To remove an appointment from the schedule, you can either Cancel the appointment, or Delete the appointment. Both canceled and deleted appointments retain a record in the patient's chart and are available on reports. When you cancel an appointment, you are prompted to select an Appointment Cancellation Reason. This is useful for tracking the various reasons that appointments are canceled. When you cancel the appointment, it is removed from the schedule and the appointment status changes to canceled. When you delete an appointment, you are not prompted to select an Appointment Cancellation Reason. When you cancel the appointment, it is removed from the schedule. The appointment status does not change, but the appointment now has a deleted indicator. Cancel an Appointment You can cancel an appointment from the Appointment Book if the patient asks to cancel.You can cancel an appointment from the Appointment Lookup window for a patient.You can cancel an appointment from the Patient Chart

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Confirm Multiple Appointments

When you confirm an appointment for a patient, if the patient has multiple appointments either on the same day or in the future with other appointments, a message appears asking you to confirm all the appointments at the same time. For example, a patient with three same day appointments with the nurse, doctor, and lab, can have all three confirmed at the same time. Open the Appointment Book window. Open an appointment to be confirmed. The Edit Appointment window opens. Select the Confirmed option. Select OK to save changes and close the window. If the patient has other on the same day or future appointments, the Confirm Appointment window opens. Note: Following are the options available on the Confirm Appointment window: The Linked Appointments section displays a list of appointments that are linked to the appointment that you confirmed. Note: This option is selected by default. The Unlinked Appointments section displays a list of appointments that are not linked to the appointment tha

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Confirm Multiple Appointments

When you confirm an appointment for a patient, if the patient has multiple appointments either on the same day or in the future with other appointments, a message appears asking you to confirm all the appointments at the same time. For example, a patient with three same day appointments with the nurse, doctor, and lab, can have all three confirmed at the same time. Open the Appointment Book window. Open an appointment to be confirmed. The Edit Appointment window opens. Select the Confirmed option. Select OK to save changes and close the window. If the patient has other on the same day or future appointments, the Confirm Appointment window opens. Note: Following are the options available on the Confirm Appointment window: The Linked Appointments section displays a list of appointments that are linked to the appointment that you confirmed. Note: This option is selected by default. The Unlinked Appointments section displays a list of appointments that are not linked to the appointment tha

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Delete Linked Appointments

When you delete an appointment for a patient, if there are multiple appointments on the same day or in the future, you can select the linked appointments from the Delete Appointment window if you want to delete them as well. Open the Appointment Book window. Select an appointment to be deleted that is also linked to other appointments. Do one of the following: Right-click the appointment and select Delete. Select the appointment and select the Delete Appt button on the Appointment Book toolbar. Open the appointment and select the Delete button on the Edit Appointment window. The Delete Appointment window opens. In the Linked Appointments section, do the following: Select the linked appointments that you want to delete. Clear the selection for the linked appointments that you do not want to delete. In the Delete Options section, clear the selection for the Delete All Linked Appointments option if you do not want to delete all the linked appointments. Note: This option is selected by def

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Delete Linked Appointments

When you delete an appointment for a patient, if there are multiple appointments on the same day or in the future, you can select the linked appointments from the Delete Appointment window if you want to delete them as well. Open the Appointment Book window. Select an appointment to be deleted that is also linked to other appointments. Do one of the following: Right-click the appointment and select Delete. Select the appointment and select the Delete Appt button on the Appointment Book toolbar. Open the appointment and select the Delete button on the Edit Appointment window. The Delete Appointment window opens. In the Linked Appointments section, do the following: Select the linked appointments that you want to delete. Clear the selection for the linked appointments that you do not want to delete. In the Delete Options section, clear the selection for the Delete All Linked Appointments option if you do not want to delete all the linked appointments. Note: This option is selected by def

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