Race

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

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

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

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Demographic Information for UDS

The following demographics information must be collected on the Demographics tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Birth Date/Age Sex Race Preferred Language Ethnicity Zip Code The following UDS information must be collected on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Homeless Status Migrant Worker Status Language Barrier Public Housing Primary Care School Based Health Center Veteran Status Primary Medical Coverage Note: The Race and Ethnicity fields can display on either the Demographics tab or the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window. In Enterprise Preferences > Client Defined, select Display General to display race/ethnicity on the Demographics tab, or select Display UDS to display race/ethnicity on the UDS tab. Parent topic: Information Needed for the UDS Report

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Demographic Information for UDS

The following demographics information must be collected on the Demographics tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Birth Date/Age Sex Race Preferred Language Ethnicity Zip Code The following UDS information must be collected on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Homeless Status Migrant Worker Status Language Barrier Public Housing Primary Care School Based Health Center Veteran Status Primary Medical Coverage Note: The Race and Ethnicity fields can display on either the Demographics tab or the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window. In Enterprise Preferences > Client Defined, select Display General to display race/ethnicity on the Demographics tab, or select Display UDS to display race/ethnicity on the UDS tab. Parent topic: Information Needed for the UDS Report

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Add Demographic Information

From the main toolbar in NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Chart. In the Patient Lookup window, enter search criteria, and then select Find. In Matching Records, right-click the patient record, and then select Open. The Demographics tab opens in the Modify Patient Information window. Select from Marital Status. Enter the patient's mother's maiden name. To identify a patient or person as a student, select Student Status. Select from Race and Ethnicity. Note: The Race and Ethnicity fields may not appear on this tab. Depending on how the application is set up, the fields may appear on the UDS tab. Select the patient's preferred language, and enter other necessary details. Optional: To enroll the patient in enterprise chart, select Enterprise Chart. Select OK. Correspondence Language You can save the preferred correspondence language for printing or previewing letter and statements. Parent topic: Managing Demographic Information

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Demographic Information for IHS

Additional fields may be used by IHS practices to meet state specific and/or other reporting needs. These fields are not required for the UDS report. The following IHS information can be collected on the Demographics tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Community Code The following IHS information can be collected on the UDS tab of the Add/Modify Patient Information window for all patients in NextGen® Enterprise PM: Tribal Affiliation Blood Quantum IHS Eligibility Status Classification/Beneficiary Descendancy Parent topic: Information Needed for the UDS Report

Race

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Ethnicity

UDS Related Master Lists

Demographic Information for UDS

Demographic Information for UDS

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Demographic Information for IHS

Ethnicity

UDS Related Master Lists

Demographic Information for UDS

Demographic Information for UDS

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