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Document a Lab Order

  1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
  2. Open a patient's record, and then open an encounter.
  3. Open the Intake template, select the specialty as Family Practice and the visit type as Office Visit, and then select My Plan.
    The My Plan window opens.
  4. Select the Labs tab.
    The Lab Master template opens.
  5. Select an assessment in the Today's Assessments grid.
  6. In the Perform section, select the date and the required details for the lab test.
    lab master window displaying the lab test types

  7. Select the required tests and then select Place Order.
    Each test appears in the Order grid.
  8. Select an ordered lab and then select the Lab/Radiology Order Processing link.
    The Process and Submit Lab/Radiology Orders template opens.
  9. In the Select Order Type and Vendor section, select the order type, vendor, priority, and billing type.
  10. In Today's Orders section, select an order and then select the down arrow for Include selected order.
    The order appears in the Orders for Selected Vendor grid.
  11. Select the order in the Orders for Selected Vendor grid and do the following:
    1. If Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions have been set up, select AOE and answer the questions.
    2. To process the order and send it to the interface queue, select Process/Submit and then select Save & Close.
    3. To save the order in the Orders module without sending it to the interface queue, select the Save to Module but Don't Send to Interface queue checkbox and then select Process/Submit.
Document a Lab Order