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Pediatrics

You can use the Pediatrics specialty templates to document the encounter details for different visit types of a pediatric patient. Documenting Pediatric Patient Encounter You can use the NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Pediatrics specialty templates to document the encounter details for different visit types of a pediatric patient. General Office and Virtual Visit Workflow You can find general and virtual visit workflows in the Intake and Histories template. Intake Staff Workflow The intake staff can use the Intake template to document a patient's chief complaint, vital signs, medications, allergies, standing orders, and various other findings. Provider Workflow You can review the patient's medical summary details on the Home Page template and then proceed to the SOAP Plan Finalize templates. Overview of the Checkout Staff Workflow You can review and generate documents of a patient's checkout process. Overview of Well Child Visit You can use the Well Child visit type to document routi

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

General Office and Virtual Visit Workflow

You can find general and virtual visit workflows in the Intake and Histories template. A general visit consists of office and virtual visits. Note: The instructions provided for office visit in the following sections are also applicable for virtual visits. The general office and virtual visit workflow includes the following: Intake staff workflow provides instructions for nurses or medical assistants on how to use the Intake and Histories templates to document the reasons for visit, medication, allergies, social history, and so on. Provider workflow provides instructions for physicians on how to use the SOAP and Finalize templates to document assessment and physical exam details, generate evaluation, management codes, and so on. Checkout staff workflow provides instructions for front desk employees on how to use the Checkout template to view order details and provide necessary documents to patients. Intake Staff Workflow The intake staff can use the Intake template to document a patien

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Allergy Evaluation Workflow

Patient allergy evaluation workflow for the intake staff, providers, and front office staffs. Typically, the patient allergy evaluation workflow involves the following steps: The intake staff uses the Intake and Histories templates to begin the visit for the patient. If needed, the intake staff can review the patient's details documented in previous encounters on the Home Page template. Using the Intake and Histories templates, a nurse or medical assistant can document the reasons for visit, medication, allergies, social history, and so on. The provider can review the patient history documented in previous encounters on the Home Page template or in the intake note document the intake staff generates. The provider then documents the patient exam on the SOAP template. The provider completes the visit and calculates the Evaluation and Management (E&M) code on the Finalize template. The front-office staff discharges the patient on the Checkout template. Intake Staff Workflow The intake sta

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General Dermatology Workflow

The general dermatology workflow offers a broad framework for conducting a dermatological visit. The workflow provides guidelines for conducting a comprehensive patient encounter using the Dermatology specialty of NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine. You can modify this workflow to meet your own specific needs. In addition, your office staff can be organized differently and their duties may be defined differently. Regardless of who executes each steps, the functions remain the same. The general office and virtual visit workflow includes: Intake staff workflow Provider workflow Checkout staff workflow Note: The instructions provided for office visit are also applicable for virtual visits. Intake Staff Workflow The intake staff can use the Intake template to document a patient's chief complaint, vital signs, medications, allergies, standing orders, and various other findings. Provider Workflow You can review the patient's medical summary details on the Home Page template and then proceed to

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Provider Workflow

You can review the patient's medical summary details on the Home Page template and then proceed to the SOAP Plan Finalize templates. The provider workflow involves: Reviewing the data documented up to this point in the encounter to obtain an overview of the patient's condition as well as updating and providing additional information as needed Documenting the presenting problem(s) and various physical exam findings Documenting the procedures performed Creating a treatment plan Documenting Evaluation and Management (E & M) codes Patient Tracking in the Provider Workflow You can update the patient tracking details using the Patient Tracking on the Patient Information Card (PIC). Review of Intake Details by Provider You can start the visit by reviewing the patient's details entered by the intake staff on the Home Page template, to determine if any updates should be made. Review of SOAP Details by Provider You can review and modify the patient’s reasons for visit, review of systems, and vit

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Documenting Patient Encounters for the Family Practice Visits

You can document patient encounters for a family practice visit. You can document the Family Practice office and virtual visits on the following templates: Intake Histories SOAP Finalize Checkout Using the Intake and Histories templates, a nurse or medical assistant can document the reasons for visit, medications, allergies, social histories, and so on. Provider uses the SOAP and Finalize templates to document assessment and physical exam details, generate evaluation and management codes, and so on. The front desk employees use the Checkout template to view order details and provide necessary documents to the patient. Before you document a standard visit, you can configure optional settings to quickly open templates and features. Some of the common configurations associated with templates are setting up task recipients, new navigational links, links in the navigation bar, and reasons for visit. Some of the common features available in a standard visit template set are the Patient Infor

Family Practice

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Pediatrics

General Office and Virtual Visit Workflow

Allergy Evaluation Workflow

General Dermatology Workflow

Provider Workflow

Documenting Patient Encounters for the Family Practice Visits

Pediatrics

General Office and Virtual Visit Workflow

Allergy Evaluation Workflow

General Dermatology Workflow

Provider Workflow

Documenting Patient Encounters for the Family Practice Visits