Create a Patient Group
You can create a patient group if no patient group exists.
Open
NextGen® Enterprise EHR
, and then select
File
>
New
>
Group Encounter
.
Select
.
The
Patient Group Search
window appears.
Select
New
.
The
Patient Group
window opens.
On the
General
tab, enter a name and other details for the group.
Select
OK
.
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Add Patients to a Patient Group
You can add patients to a group. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and then from File, select Patient Group. On the Patient Group Search window, enter the Group Name and select Search. Select the desired group, and then select Open. The Patient Group [Group name] window opens. Select the Members tab. Select , and then select Add a Member. Enter the last name of the patient, and any other distinguishing data, and then select Find. Double-click the patient's name. The patient's name appears in the Member List. Select OK. Parent topic: Group Visit Workflows
NextGen Behavioral Health Suite Help 5.5
Verify the Presence of a Patient Group
You can complete family and group psychotherapy visits for a patient who is already designated as a member of a group in the system. You must first verify the presence of a group, and if there are no groups existing, you can create one. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and then select File > New > Group Encounter. The New Group Encounter window appears. Select the drop-down arrow to select an item from the list of existing groups. Parent topic: Group Visit Workflows
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
Add a Patient Group
To add a patient group in NextGen® Enterprise PM or NextGen® Enterprise EHR, do the following: Open Patient Groups. The Patient Group Search window opens. Search for a Patient Group. If the group you are searching for is not listed in the Matching Records section of the Patient Group Search window, do one of the following to add a new group: Select New. Select Open Menu and select New. Right-click and select New. The Patient Group window opens. On the General tab, enter general information for the group. Select the Members tab to add members to the group. To save changes and close the window, select OK. Note: The Appointments tab is blank when a new patient group is added. For an existing patient group, the tab displays future group appointments scheduled for the group. Add or Modify General Information for a Patient Group Add Members to a Patient Group Parent topic: Patient Groups
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
Accessing Patient Groups
In NextGen® Enterprise PM, you can access patient groups by doing one of the following: From the Tasks menu, select Patient Group. From the Appointment Book toolbar, select Patient Group. In NextGen® Enterprise EHR, you can access patient groups by selecting the File menu and then selecting Patient Group. When you access patient groups, the Patient Group Search window opens so you can search for a specific group. Parent topic: Patient Groups
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
Create a New Patient Group
If no patient group exists, you can create one. From the File menu select New and then select Group Encounter. Click the ellipsis button. The Patient Group Search window opens. Click New. The Patient Group window appears. Enter a Group Name. Type a Group Description. Click OK. Parent topic: Verify the Presence of a Patient Group
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help
Create a Group Encounter
You can group several patients into a group encounter. Note: To create a group encounter, make sure that at least one patient group has been created. In NextGen® Enterprise EHR, from the File menu, select New > Group Encounter. The New Group Encounter window opens. Select a patient group. Note: By default, NextGen® Enterprise EHR creates all encounters as "clinical" only types. If you plan to add any medical information that requires billing data to be sent to NextGen® Enterprise PM, edit the encounter type to "clinical" and "billable" in the Encounter Maintenance window (accessed from the View menu, Properties) . Group encounters automatically add encounter-level Insurance to all patients who are members of the selected patient group. Select OK. A new group encounter with the current date is added in the encounter window. You can add any templates, documents, images, or other patient items to this group encounter. Parent topic: Encounters in NextGen Enterprise EHR
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The Patient Group Search window appears.