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Allergy Testing Workflow

You can test and document a patient's asthma related issues on the Testing - Allergy template. You can perform and document the results of allergy testing for the Testing Only visit type. You can use the Testing - Allergy template for the following tests: Prick test ID test Challenge test Allergen Specific IgE test Begin a Testing Only Visit You can use the Testing Only visit type for patients allergy testing only. Prick/ID/Challenge Test Panel You can document the test result in the Prick/ID/Challenge Test panel on the Testing - Allergy template. Challenge Tests Panel You can use the Challenge Tests panel to enter the administration and other test data for previously ordered challenge tests. Provider Workflow for Allergy Testing You can review the patient's medical summary details on the Home Page template and then proceed to the SOAP and Finalize templates. Parent topic: Allergy and Immunology Related concepts Allergy and Immunology

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Document Reasons for Visit

You can document the reasons for the visit of a patient in the Reason for Visit panel. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Intake – Cardiology template. Click the Reason for Visit panel. To add a Reason for Visit, do one of the following. To enter the reason for the visit and do not want to enter the history of present illness, select the Do not launch HPI check box. From the left pane, select a reason for visit. Click the Other list, select a reason for a visit from the list, and then click OK to get the corresponding window to fill in the information. The reason for the visit is added. To enter additional information for the provider to review, click the Intake Comments link, and type your comments. When you enter additional information, the Intake Comments link appears purple on both the Intake and SOAP tabs. For each symptom, do the following. If a symptom is not present, select the Absent check box. The grid displays a statement of negative findings in the History of Present Il

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Open the Allergy Home Page

You can use the Templates module to open the Home Page - Allergy template. Before you begin When you open the Home Page - Allergy template, ensure to select the specialty and visit type to open the framework template set for Allergy and Immunology. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. To open the Templates module on a patient encounter, do one of the following: On the Categories or Encounter History tab, select Open Template. On Top Toolbar, select Templates . On the main menu, select File > New > Template. The Select Template window opens. Select the Medical Records tab. In the Show section, select the All option. Select Home Page - Allergy.The Home Page - Allergy template opens. Parent topic: Intake Staff Workflow

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Record Allergen Specific IgE Test Results

You can review and enter Allergen Specific IgE test results in the Orders panel. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the SOAP - Allergy template, expand the Orders panel, and then select Labs. The ordered tests display in the grid. Select the ordered test from the grid, and then select Edit. The Orders Edit template opens. In the Result/report section, do the following: Select Completed after you have evaluated the test values. Select the On field, and select the test evaluation date. Enter Reason/comment and Interpretation. Select Save & Close. Parent topic: Provider Workflow for Allergy Testing

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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

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Add Reasons for Visits

You can add HPIs as the reasons for a patient's visit. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the Intake template, in the Reason for Visit panel, select Do not launch HPI. Note: You can configure the Do not launch HPI check box on the Practice Configuration template. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Practice Configuration Template User Guide forNextGen®Adaptive Content Engine. To select the appropriate complaint, do one of the following: Select a link from the left pane in the Reason for Visit panel. Select Additional / Manage to choose maximum six reasons from the resulting template. Note: If the selected reason is a duplicate, a message appears highlighting the duplication. You can retain or remove the duplicate reason for visit. You can do one of the following: To save the duplicate and continue with the existing workflow, select Yes. To avoid the selection and select a different complaint, select No. Enter the first letter or first few le

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