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Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Ethnicity

Ethnicity is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by all types of practices for meaningful use. It is also used by Health Centers for UDS and/or state specific reporting. Ethnicity indicates an individual's ethnic identity separate from race. Depending on a setting in Enterprise Preferences > Client Define tab, the Ethnicity field can display on either the Demographics tab or the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Ethnicity master list table comes pre-installed. Items should be reviewed and modified as needed. Recommended entries for UDS reporting: Declined to Specify Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino Unknown / Not Reported Parent topic: UDS Related Master Lists

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Race

Race is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by all types of practices for meaningful use. It is also used by Health Centers for UDS and/or state specific reporting. Race indicates an individual's racial category. Depending on a setting in Enterprise Preferences > Client Defined tab, the Race field can display on the Demographics tab or UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient/Person Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Race master list table comes pre-installed. Items should be reviewed and modified as needed. Recommended entries for UDS reporting: American Indian/Alaskan Native Asian Black/African American Declined to Specify More than one Race Native Hawaiian Other Pacific Islander Unknown/Unreported White Parent topic: UDS Related Master Lists

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Homeless Status

Homeless Status is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by Health Centers for UDS and/or state specific reporting. Homeless Status indicates an individual's current residential conditions at the time of service. This status is used at the patient level for UDS reporting and at the encounter level for HRSA reporting. The patient level Homeless Status field displays on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The encounter level Homeless Status field for HRSA reporting displays on the General tab of the Encounter Maintenance window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Homeless Status master list table comes pre-installed. Items should be reviewed and modified as needed. Recommended entries for UDS reporting: Doubling Up Not Homeless Shelter Street Transitional Unknown/Unreported Parent topic: UDS Related Master Lists

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Migrant Worker Status

Migrant Worker Status is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by Health Centers for UDS and/or state specific reporting. Migrant Worker Status indicates the type of agricultural worker an individual is. The Migrant Worker Status field displays on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The Migrant Worker Status master list table comes pre-installed. Items should be reviewed and modified as needed. Recommended entries for UDS reporting: Migrant Not a Farm Worker Seasonal Parent topic: UDS Related Master Lists

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School Based Health Center

School Based Health Center is a part of patient demographics entry and it is used by Health Centers for UDS and/or state specific reporting. It indicates whether an individual receives primary healthcare services at a school-based health center. The School Based Health Center field displays on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: The School Based Health Center master list table comes pre-installed. Items should be reviewed and modified as needed. Recommended entries for UDS reporting: Yes No Parent topic: UDS Related Master Lists

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UDS Related Master Lists

When enabled, a UDS tab displays on the Add/Modify Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The tab includes fields for capturing additional patient demographic information used by Health Centers for UDS Report purposes. The UDS tab and related fields are enabled at the enterprise level. Therefore, they are available to all practices in the enterprise. The pick-list items available for user selection in each UDS field are created in the corresponding Master Lists tables in File Maintenance. The following Master List tables come pre-installed with valid values for the UDS Report: Ethnicity Homeless Status Language Barrier Migrant Worker Status Public Housing Primary Care Race School Based Health Center The following Code Table comes pre-installed with valid values for the UDS Report: Veteran Status The Payers master file is used for the following UDS field: Primary Medical Coverage Ethnicity Financial Classes Homeless Status Language Barrier Migrant Worker Status Provider T

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Ethnicity

Race

Homeless Status

Migrant Worker Status

School Based Health Center

UDS Related Master Lists

Ethnicity

Race

Homeless Status

Migrant Worker Status

School Based Health Center

UDS Related Master Lists