Manage Vital Signs Preferences

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Update Length, Height, Weight and Head Circumference Related Alert Preferences

You can update the alert preferences for Length/Height, Weight, Head Circumference vital signs by modifying the values of age and percentile. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From File, select System \ Practice Template.The Select Template window opens. On the Practice tab, select the All option. Select Vital Signs Configuration, and then select OK.The Vital Signs Configuration practice template opens. In the Length/Height grid, select the record and modify the age and percentile ranges. Modify the alert message, and select Update. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the remaining sections. Parent topic: Manage Vital Signs Preferences

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Add the Length, Height, Weight and Head Circumference Related Alert Preferences

You can add the alert preferences for Weight, Length/Height, and Head Circumference vital signs based on age and percentile values. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From File, select System \ Practice Template.The Select Template window opens. On the Practice tab, select the All option. Select Vital Signs Configuration, and then select OK.The Vital Signs Configuration practice template opens. In the Length/Height section, select the age and percentile ranges. Enter the alert message, and select Add. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the remaining sections. Parent topic: Manage Vital Signs Preferences

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Update Blood Pressure Alert Preferences

Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From File, select System \ Practice Template.The Select Template window opens. On the Practice tab, select the All option. Select Vital Signs Configuration, and then select OK. The Vital Signs Configuration practice template opens. To filter the records in the Blood Pressure grid, enter the Age From and Age To fields and then select Search. In the Blood Pressure grid, double-click a row that holds the alert to be modified. The Blood Pressure Alerts template opens. Blood Pressure Alerts Select the patient's sex. To enable entering the height percentile, the BP percentile, and the diastolic alert, select the Add Ht. Percentile and BP Percentile checkbox. The BP Alert field changes to Systolic Alert alert. For pediatric patients, the system automatically fills Ht Percentile, BP Percentile, and Systolic Alert fields. For adult and pediatric patients, you can manually enter or edit the fields. To modify the age range of the patients you want to set the alert fo

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Update the Respiratory Rate Alert Preferences

You can update the respiratory rate alert preferences for pediatric vital signs in the Respiratory Rate section. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From File, select System \ Practice Template.The Select Template window opens. On the Practice tab, select the All option. Select Vital Signs Configuration, and then select OK.The Vital Signs Configuration practice template opens. In the Respiratory Rate grid, double-click the row that holds the alert to be modified. The Pediatric Respiratory Rate Alerts template opens. Pediatric Respiratory Rate Alerts window to update an alert depending on the age Select the age range and the lower and upper limits of the respiratory rate for the patient. In the Alert , enter the updated message. Note: NextGen Healthcare recommends limiting the alert message to 35 characters. Select the icon to update other alert preferences. Select Save and then select Close. Parent topic: Manage Vital Signs Preferences

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Update the Heart Rate Alert Preferences

In the Heart Rate section you can update the heart rate alert preferences for pediatric vital signs. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From File, select System \ Practice Template.The Select Template window opens. On the Practice tab, select the All option. Select Vital Signs Configuration, and then select OK.The Vital Signs Configuration practice template opens. In the Heart Rate grid, double-click the row to modify.The Pediatric Heart Rate Alerts template opens. Pediatric heart rate alert window to update an alert depending on the age Select the age range and the lower and upper limits of the heart rate for the patient. In Alert, enter the updated message. Note: NextGen Healthcare recommends limiting the alert message to 35 characters. Select the icon to update other alert preferences. Select Save and then select Close. Parent topic: Manage Vital Signs Preferences

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1

Update the Fever Alert Preferences

In the Fever section you can update the alert preferences for fever data in pediatric vital signs. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From File, select System \ Practice Template.The Select Template window opens. On the Practice tab, select the All option. Select Vital Signs Configuration, and then select OK.The Vital Signs Configuration practice template opens. In the Fever grid, double-click a row that holds the alert to be modified.The Pediatric Fever Alert template opens. Pediatric Fever Alert window to update an alert depending on the age Select the age range and fever temperature for the patient.In runtime, if the temperature provided by a user is greater than the temperature entered in the Temperature field, an alert appears. In the Alert, enter the updated message. Note: NextGen Healthcare recommends limiting the alert message to 35 characters. Select the icon to update other alert preferences. Select Save and then select Close. Parent topic: Manage Vital Signs Preferences

Manage Vital Signs Preferences

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Update Length, Height, Weight and Head Circumference Related Alert Preferences

Add the Length, Height, Weight and Head Circumference Related Alert Preferences

Update Blood Pressure Alert Preferences

Update the Respiratory Rate Alert Preferences

Update the Heart Rate Alert Preferences

Update the Fever Alert Preferences

Manage Vital Signs Preferences

Update Length, Height, Weight and Head Circumference Related Alert Preferences

Add the Length, Height, Weight and Head Circumference Related Alert Preferences

Update Blood Pressure Alert Preferences

Update the Respiratory Rate Alert Preferences

Update the Heart Rate Alert Preferences

Update the Fever Alert Preferences