Before you begin
To flag encounters as sensitive, you must select the
Enable Sensitive Encounter checkbox on the
Practice Configuration template. To add data elements for the code system, you must configure the
Sensitive Encounter Configuration template. For more information on how to configure data elements, go to
NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest
Practice Configuration Template User Guide forNextGen®Adaptive Content Engine.
- Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
- Select a patient record, and then create an encounter.
- In the left pane, select Orders.
The Order module opens.
- In Orders Summary, select New.
The Create New Lab Order for (patient's name) template opens.
- Select the applicable test, then select Save.
Note: You must link the LOINC® code to the specific lab order test.
- Open the Intake template, and then select a specialty and visit type.
- Open the Finalize template, and then add an assessment in the Today's Assessment panel.
- In the Evaluation and Management Coding panel, select a complexity level, and then select Submit Code.
The sensitive encounter flag indicator appears in the encounters list.
Note: For the LOINC® code system, the indicator is problem specific. It is carried forward to the next encounter if the problem status is active.
