Set Up Practice Preferences for Multi-Language Letters

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Up Enterprise Preferences for Multi-Language Letters

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Admin > Preferences > Enterprise. The Enterprise Preferences window opens. From the Preference List, select General. To turn on printing and previewing letters in multiple languages for the enterprise, select the Enable multi-language for PM checkbox. To save changes and close the window, select OK. The Enable Multi Language Letters displays on the Practice Preferences window in the Forms tab. In the list you can select the letters that you can preview and print in one or more of the supported languages. The letter types include appointment reminders, recall notices, demand account, demand encounter, and budget letters. Parent topic: Multi-Language Letters in NextGen Enterprise PM

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 Parent topic: Multi-Language Letters in NextGen Enterprise PM

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Enter a Correspondence Language for a Patient

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Do one of the following: Select Tasks > Lookup > Peoplefrom the main menu bar or select LookupNull. Select Tasks > Lookup > Charts from the main menu bar or select ChartNull. Select Tasks > Lookup > Encounters from the main menu bar or select EncounterNull. Search and select the desired patient and open the patient chart. Select the Demographics tab. Select the hyper link Correspondence Language link. The Correspondence Language window appears. To identify the patient's preferred Correspondence Language, do one of the following: To select English, select None from the list and then select OK. To select a supported correspondence language, select the list, select the patient's preferred correspondence language, and then select OK. Parent topic: Multi-Language Letters in NextGen Enterprise PM

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

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. This option is available when Enable multi-language for PM is selected on the Enterprise Preferences > General tab. Access NextGen® Enterprise PM. From the Admin menu, select Preferences, and then Practice. The Practice Preferences window opens. From the Preference List, select Forms. In the Enable Multi-Language Letters field, select one or more of the following supported letter types. Appointment Reminder Budget Letter (All) Demand Account Demand Encounter Recall After you select one or more letter types, then the link displays on the Demographics tab of the Patient/Person Information window. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: Setting Up Multi-Language Letters

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Multi-Language Letters in NextGen® Enterprise PM

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 using multi-language letter functionality. The application does not translate letters. 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) When publishing letter types for patients, NextGen® Enterprise PM determines the patient's language by checking the correspondence language entered in the Correspondence Language field on the Patient Information > Demographics tab. The letter types can be previewed and printed in the patient's preferred cor

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Set Up Enterprise Preferences for Multi-Language Letters

Access NextGen® Enterprise PM. From the Admin menu, select Preferences, and then Enterprise. The Enterprise Preferences window opens. From the Preference List, select General. To enable printing and previewing letters in multiple languages for the enterprise, select the Enable multi-language check box. To save changes and close the window, select OK. The Enable Multi Language field displays on the Practice Preferences > Forms tab. In the list you can select the letters that you can preview and print in one or more of the supported languages. The letter types include appointment reminders, recall notices, demand account, demand encounter, and budget letters. Parent topic: Setting Up Multi-Language Letters

Set Up Practice Preferences for Multi-Language Letters

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