Setting Up Intervention Tests Orders

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Interventions Test Equivalent Codes or Descriptions

You can define additional descriptions and codes in the Interventions or Test Equivalent Codes or Descriptions panel. The Interventions/Test Equivalent Codes/Descriptions panel is available on the Care Guidelines Setup practice template. There are three sections on the Interventions/Test Equivalent Codes/Descriptions panel where you can define additional descriptions and codes for orderable items that can be used with care guidelines: Intervention Equivalents File Maintenance Mappings Document Types / Codifications The data entered on this panel is used to map a test name used by a practice to a description or code used by an outside location or vendor. CAUTION: It is the best practice to add tests, along with codes or descriptions as needed for mapping instead of modifying or deleting those that come shipped with NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine. This information is stored in the Test Codes data set on the Data Sets Setup practice template. Intervention Equivalents Overview You can se

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Defining Guideline Reasons and Auto Application

You can use the Define Guideline Reasons & Auto Application panel to define the care guidelines condition or reason. The Define Guideline Reasons & Auto Application panel is used to set up a guideline for a condition or reason type, with criteria for birth sex, start and stop ages, and diagnosis category. The settings on this panel determine on which patients the guideline can be applied to. The Guidelines Conditions/Reasons for Reason type are created, updated, or removed from guideline in this panel. Guidelines can be configured to be applied automatically to patients by selecting the Auto-apply Yes checkbox. You can set Birth Sex, Start age, Stop age, and Diagnosis group for a guideline to determine when the system should automatically apply a guideline. These settings apply only when auto-apply is yes. The Guideline Reasons grid can be filtered to show only guidelines that are removed or inactive by selecting the Show only Removed/Inactive checkbox. Define Guidelines Reasons and Au

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

You can find answers for frequently asked questions about Care Guidelines for a patient. The FAQs panel on the Care Guidelines Setup template is where you can find answers for many frequently asked questions about the care guidelines application, how it works, and how to use it to perform common tasks. FAQs Find Information for Issues in the FAQs Grid You can view information for a specific topic listed in the FAQs grid. Search for Information for a Specific Topic You can search for information for a specific topic for a patient's issue. Print Out Displayed Information for a Specific Topic You can print copies of a document for a patient's specific issue. Parent topic: Panels Used in Setting Up Orderable Items

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Remove/Inactivate an Existing Orderable Guideline Item

You can remove an orderable test item of a patient on the Care Guideline Setup template. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From File, select System \ Practice Template.The Select Template window opens. On the Practice tab, select the All option. Select Care Guideline Setup, and then select OK.The Care Guideline Setup practice template opens. Expand the Intervention/Orders Setup panel, select the guideline or test item from the grid.Details for the guideline or test item appear in the fields above the grid. Select Remove.The guideline or test item no longer appears in the grid as active for the selected Reason type. The guideline or test item appears in the grid when you select the Show only Removed/Inactive checkbox. Parent topic: Setting Up Intervention Tests Orders

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Panels Used in Setting Up Orderable Items

You can set up the orderable items for a patient associated with orders in the NextGen Adaptive Content Engine. The Orderable items (formerly protocols), are associated with orders in the NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, they have CPT® billing and compendium codes. Panel Description Manage Groups and Options Enables you to provide the functionality to create to guidelines based on the reason types. Define Guideline Reasons & Auto Application Enables you to define guidelines for a condition or disease. Interventions / Orders Setup Enables you to set up lab tests, diagnostic studies, and examinations (orderable items) for a guideline. Interventions/Test Equivalent Codes/Descriptions Intervention Equivalents section Enables you to set up any test descriptions or billing codes that are equivalent synonyms for a test defined in a guideline using either a description or a test code. You do not have to enter both. Document Types/Codifications section Enables you to use the Document Types/Cod

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Setting Up Orderable Follow-Up Guideline Items

You can define second-tier (follow-up) guidelines that automatically apply to a patient's active guidelines using the Intervention/Orders Setup panel. The Intervention/Orders Setup panel allow you to create multiple follow-up (second-tier) guidelines for a care guideline item to ensure complete patient care. Note: When you set up a follow-up guideline, include the follow-up in the test name. For example, depression follow-up. When you select or set up a follow-up guideline item in the Intervention/Orders Setup panel, the Follow-Up to field appears with the corresponding first-tier guideline test name. By default, the Orders checkbox is selected. When you select the Orders link, the Follow-Up Guideline window opens. Figure 1. Options to document the interventions Orders Setup panel You can view the details of the Reason type, Condition/Reason, Follow-Up Guideline Name, and Orderable Guideline Name fields in the Follow-Up Guideline window. The orderable follow-up (second-tier) guideline

Setting Up Intervention Tests Orders

Recommendations

Interventions Test Equivalent Codes or Descriptions

Defining Guideline Reasons and Auto Application

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Remove/Inactivate an Existing Orderable Guideline Item

Panels Used in Setting Up Orderable Items

Setting Up Orderable Follow-Up Guideline Items

Setting Up Intervention Tests Orders

Interventions Test Equivalent Codes or Descriptions

Defining Guideline Reasons and Auto Application

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Remove/Inactivate an Existing Orderable Guideline Item

Panels Used in Setting Up Orderable Items

Setting Up Orderable Follow-Up Guideline Items