Manually Complete Care Guidelines

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Enter, Review, and Update Guideline Status

You can document the details for the patient on the Care Guidelines grid view template. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select the Care Guidelines link on any of the main template. The Care Guidelines Paged View template opens. In the Care Guidelines panel, select the Grid View link. The Care Guidelines grid view template opens. Select a guideline item from the grid. Details for the care guideline fill in the fields. To edit the changes for information appeared for the guideline, do the following: In the Goal field, enter a goal for the patient or select from the list. Select the Status from the list. Select the Action from the list. Note: For guideline items that are ordered, fills in automatically. The Status and Action fields are read-only. Care Guidelines Select Update. The grid displays the updated Status. Note: To see the goal, select the item in the grid to display details in the fields. Care Guidelines Parent topic: Tasks Performed for Care Guidelines at Each Encounter

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Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

You can configure protocols, such as Comprehensive assessment and Individual Service Plan, to update the next due date. You must configure Protocols before you can activate a Protocol for a client. Care Guidelines are configured on the Care Guidelines Setup practice template. You can select the Care Guidelines link on the template header to open the Care Guidelines window. Care Guidelines link Define Care Guideline Reasons You can define the care guideline protocols for BH Suite to be gender, age, or diagnosis-specific. Define Protocols for Care Guidelines You can set up a protocol for a guideline. You can also add a specific procedure code that satisfies the protocol. Configure Equivalent and Alternative Protocols for Care Guidelines You can configure equivalent and alternative codes for care guidelines added for BH protocols. Check Duplicate Orderable Care Guideline Protocols You can check duplicate orderable protocols for a selected test. Activate Care Guideline You can activate a c

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Edit the Care Guidelines History

You can review or update the care guidelines history using the Care Guidelines History template. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From the Care Guidelines template or the Activate Care Guidelines template, select the Care Guidelines History link. The Care Guidelines History template opens. To filter tests and exams listed in the grid by status, select Filter by status and select a status from the list. To edit a guideline item, select a row item and select Edit to open the Care Guideline Update template. If you have selected a status or date by mistake, you can clear the values for Last completed date. The guideline item reverts to being due, the Last addressed is cleared, and the Next Due date recalculates. Update the required field and select Save & Close. Note: If the selected guideline record does not belong to the latest encounter, the Edit and Save & Close buttons are read-only. Also, an alert message appears on the template with the latest encounter date. When you have finished rev

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View Care Guidelines

You can view a quick list of the patient's Care Guidelines for due and overdue items. Additionally, you can open the Care Guidelines module to manage Health Maintenance and Disease Management functions, including guideline testing and screening, and recommended care. For more information on Care Guidelines, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Care Guidelines User Guide for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from the Patient Lookup window. To view a quick list of the patient's Care Guidelines, on the Quick Buttons panel, hover over Care Guidelines Items Due.The Care Guidelines Items Due table appears displaying the last calculated date and a list of recently ordered Care Guidelines items for the patient that are due and overdue. The Care Guidelines Items Due table includes the guideline name, next due date, status, last completed, and comments. Note: If no care guidelines data exists for a selected patient, a mes

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Update the Status or Compliance for a Recommended Care Guideline Item

You can update the status or compliance for a recommended care guideline item for a patient. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select the Care Guidelines link on any of the main template. The Care Guidelines Paged View template opens. Expand the Care Guidelines panel. Select the Status from the list. Care Guidelines The selected status appears in the Status field. The Compliance list opens automatically. Carecompliance Select compliance reported by the patient from the list. The selected compliance appears below the Status field. To enter a brief comment, select the Comments field, and enter the text. Care Guidelines Parent topic: Working with Recommended Care Guideline Items

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Information Displayed in the Care Guidelines Panel

You can view and edit the information displayed in the Care Guidelines panel. NextGen Healthcare recommends you to be familiar with the Care Guidelines panel on the Care Guidelines Paged View template for ease of use. Care Guidelines Paged View Active guidelines listed in the patient guidelines section: Patient's Guidelines section in the left pane lists all care guidelines that are currently being followed for the patient. Also called active guidelines. Badges next to each active guideline display the number of items for that guideline that are due. An item can belong to more than one care guideline. For guideline items listed in the panel: Orderable items have a check box. You must select the check box to place an order for the item. The Place Order button remains disabled until you select a check box. Care Guidelines Paged View Recommended Care items do not have a check box. Instead, they have Goals. Care Guidelines Paged View You can determine what guidelines an item belongs and se

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Enter, Review, and Update Guideline Status

Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

Edit the Care Guidelines History

View Care Guidelines

Update the Status or Compliance for a Recommended Care Guideline Item

Information Displayed in the Care Guidelines Panel

Enter, Review, and Update Guideline Status

Care Guideline Configuration for BH Protocols

Edit the Care Guidelines History

View Care Guidelines

Update the Status or Compliance for a Recommended Care Guideline Item

Information Displayed in the Care Guidelines Panel