View a Clinical Reference for Guideline Items

You can view the clinical references for a recommended care and care guideline orderable items on the Activate Care Guidelines template.

1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
2. Select the Care Guidelines link on any of the main template.
   The Care Guidelines template opens.
3. Select Add/Update in the Care Guidelines panel.
   The Activate Care Guidelines template opens.
4. Select a care guideline item and select the Web button.
   You can view the addresses of guideline clinical references from the Care Guidelines panel on the Care Guidelines grid view template.
   

   The corresponding clinical reference opens.

   

5. Select an item in the grid and then select the Edit button below the grid.
   The Care Guideline Update template opens.

   

   Note: Additional information on the Care Guideline Update template:

   • The High risk checkbox is permanently disabled. You can update the high-risk setting from the Risk Indicators template.
   • When you select Clear the guideline is updated with the last completed status.
   • If the guideline status is set to Decline permanent or Exclude permanent, the Clear button is enabled only in the newest encounter so you can reactivate the guideline.
   • If the selected guideline record does not belong to the newest encounter, all the fields will be read-only. Also, an message appears on the template with the latest encounter date.
   • If a guideline is tied to a measure, an message states you to go to the Exceptions/Measures template to remove the permanent exclusion.