Record Pulmonary Function Testing Results

You can use the Spirometry panel to document Spirometry results.

1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
2. Open the Intake - Allergy or SOAP - Allergy template.
3. In the Spirometry panel, select Add.
   The Spirometry template opens.
4. In the Pulmonary Function Testing panel, do the following:
   1. Enter Obstructive airflow limitation.
   2. Enter Bronchodilator responsiveness.
   3. Enter Ventilatory volumes and Lung volumes details.
   4. Select the Gas transfer level.
   5. Enter the Flow-Volume loop details.
   6. Enter the details in the Arterial blood gas results and Oxygen tension sections.
   7. Indicate the level of Carboxyhemoglobin and Acid-Base Interpretation
   8. Select the applicable checkboxes regarding plateau phase, COPD or asthma, and restrictive impairment.
   9. Select the applicable option for pre-operative quantitative perfusion scan.
   10. Select the quality of study.
   11. Select the date and comparison details if you have compared the current study details with the previous one.
   12. Enter the additional comments, if any.
5. To record the physician reading and sign-off, select the Physician reading completed by checkbox.
   Note: The system cannot submit the procedure to the Superbill if Physician reading completed by is not selected.
6. Select the tests performed and to be billed in the Complete pulmonary function test billing section.
7. Review previous Spirometry test results in the Historical Results panel.
8. Select Save & Close.
   The selected procedures are submitted to the Procedures module.