Add Orders in the Order Management Template
- Click the Order Management link to launch the Order Management template.
The system selects the All Orders option by default to display all of the orders placed in the current encounter.
- If orders are not available in the grid, click Add to launch the My Plan template.
Note: If you select the Launch My Custom Plan (ord_my_custom_plan) check box on the Practice Configuration practice template, then the My Custom Plan template launches. For more information about the My Custom Plan template, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest My Plan Template Set User Guide for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine
- Select an assessment in the Today's Assessment grid.
The associated orders appear under the following order types:
- Lab orders
- Diagnostics
- Office medications
- Office procedures
- Office labs
- Instructions
- If the required assessment is not available in the grid, click the Add Common Assessment link or Add button to add the relevant assessments.
- Select the applicable check box associated with the orders under the required order type and click the Place Order button.
- Click Save & Close.
The orders placed in the My Plan or My Custom Plan template appear in the Order Management template.
The new filter options Processed and Unprocessed apply to the Lab orders or Diagnostics orders. The Processed option is selected by default.
- To view any unprocessed lab or diagnostic orders, click the Diagnostics or Lab Orders option and then select the Unprocessed option.
- If the orders are unprocessed, click the Lab/Radiology Order Processing link to process the order(s).
Note: You cannot edit or cosign unprocessed orders. The Edit button is unavailable when you select the Unprocessed option.