Remove a Reason for Visit
You can remove a reason for visit if it is not applicable for the current encounter.
Open
NextGen® Enterprise EHR
.
Open the
Intake
or
SOAP
template, and then expand the
Reason for Visit
section.
Select
Select Reason(s) for Visit
.
The
Select Reason for Visit
window opens.
Select
Clear
for the applicable reason for visit.
Select
Save and Close
.
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NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Remove Diagnostic Studies from Reasons for Visit
You can remove the diagnostic studies if they are not applicable for the current encounter. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Intake or SOAP template, and then expand the Reason for Visit section. Select the row containing the Studies Reviewed record, and then select Remove. Note: When you remove a record from the Reason for Visit section, the record is not removed from the grid on the Diagnostic History Entry template or the History Summary section. Parent topic: Document Reasons for a Patient's Visit Parent topic: Patient's Reason for Visit
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Document Reasons for a Patient's Visit
You can document up to six reasons for a patient's visit during intake. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Intake template, and then expand the Reason for Visit panel. To add reasons for the patient's visit without opening another template, select Do not launch HPI, and then do one of the following: Select the reason for visit from the left navigation bar. To add a customized reason, enter the reason in Other, and then select Add. Select Additional / Manage, select appropriate reasons from the Reason for Visit window, and then select Save and Close. Note: You can view all the available history of present illnesses (HPIs) by selecting the All hpis checkbox in the Reason for Visit window. To add reasons for the patient's visit with additional details by using another template, clear the Do not launch HPI checkbox, select the necessary reasons, and then select Save & Close . To copy reasons from a previous encounter to the current encounter, select HPI History.If you have copied infor
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Edit a Reason for Visit on the SOAP Template
You can edit existing reasons for visits on the SOAP template. After the intake staff documents the patient's reasons for visit, you can edit the reasons for visit on the SOAP template to document additional details. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the SOAP template, expand the Reason for Visit panel. To edit a reason for visit, do the following: Select the HPI that you want to edit in the Reason for Visit grid. The corresponding HPI template opens. Edit the details in the HPI template. Select Save & Close. Parent topic: Document Reasons for a Patient's Visit Parent topic: Review Reasons for a Patient's Visit
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Copy Reasons for Visit from Previous Encounters
You can copy reasons for a patient's visit from previous encounters to the current encounter instead of manually adding them. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Intake template, and then expand the Reason for Visit panel. Select HPI History. The Historical Information - HPI window opens. Note: The records are displayed for the default duration configured in the Copy Previous Visit Information section of the Practice Configuration template. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Practice Configuration Template User Guide for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine. To filter the records in the grid, enter the search criteria in Filter by, and then select Search. Note: If the records are displayed from any sensitive encounter, an asterisk (*) appears on the record in the Sensitive column to help you decide whether to copy such records and update the current encounter as sensitive. To add a record to the Selected HPI's to Copy grid, select the reco
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Remove Reasons for Visits
You can remove a reason for visit for a patient. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the Intake template, expand the Reason for Visit panel. Select the Additional / Manage link on the left pane. The Reason for Visit window opens. Select Clear corresponding to the applicable reason for visit field. Select Save & Close. Parent topic: Reasons for Visit of Patients
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8.3.1
Document the Patient's Reason for Visit as a Provider
The reason for visit added by the intake staff on the Intake template appears on the SOAP template. The Introduction field is an editable field that displays a brief summary of the patient's reason for visit. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the SOAP template, in the Reason for Visit panel, do one of the following: Select one of the reasons for visit entered previously. Select a complaint from the reasons for visits in the left pane. The associated HPI template opens. Note: If you select reason(s) for visit using the Additional / Manage link, then the reasons appear in the Chief Complaint column in the data grid. You must select the reasons listed in the Chief Complaint column in the data grid to open the associated HPI template. Reason for Visit panel On the associated HPI template, enter the appropriate data. Enter any comments. Select Save & Close. The entered details appear in the History of Present Illness column in the Reason for Visit panel. Parent topic: SOAP Template
