Document an Order for Diagnostic Studies

You can place a diagnostic study order with Bypass Order Module Processing turned on.

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.
4. Select the Diagnostics tab.
   The Diagnostic Studies template opens.

   

5. Select an assessment from the Today's Assessments grid.
   The diagnosis details linked to the assessment appear in the corresponding fields. You can update them as required.

   Note: You can select Add or Edit to update the assessment details.
6. Select the vendor, billing type, and order priority details.
   Note: If you select Labcorp or Quest and your practice has configured the Patient Service Center (PSC) hold setting for these vendors on the Practice Configuration template, the application selects the Quest/Labcorp PSC Hold checkbox.
7. In the Orders section, select the diagnostic links.
   The selected diagnostic study and code appear in the Diagnostic study fields.
8. To associate multiple diagnoses with orders for diagnostic studies, select the Associate Diagnoses.
   You must add additional diagnoses to the order before the order is processed.
9. To place the order in the Orders module without sending it to the interface, select the Save to Module but Don't Send to Interface queue checkbox.
10. Select Place Order.
    The order appears in the Order Hold grid, and the Select Task Recipients template opens.
11. Enter the associated tasks and recipients for the order, and select OK.
    The order appears in the Diagnostic Studies Ordered This Visit grid with the status of ordered.

    Note: If the diagnostic studies are not mapped to the selected vendor, an alert appears.
12. Optional: If required, select a different vendor or map the diagnostic studies in File Maintenance.
13. Select Save & Close.