Care Guidelines Introduction

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Setting Up Care Guidelines for Use

You can set up the care guidelines for a patient and document the details on the Care Guidelines template. In NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, the Care Guidelines template is used to handle Health Maintenance and Disease Management functions, including guideline testing and screening, and recommended care. You can open the Care Guidelines template using the Care Guidelines link, in the top navigation tabs of all the main tabbed templates for every specialty. CAUTION: Before using the Care Guidelines template in a clinical setting with patients, content on the template should be carefully reviewed by the individuals who are responsible for maintaining the system. You can update as necessary to meet the needs of the practice. Care Guidelines link is always available on the Care Guidelines template. But, when the items are due, it is indicated by a numeric digit beside the link. Home Page On the Care Guidelines template, guidelines listed in the left side pane under Patient's guidelines

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Clear and Restore Utility

You can clear the default content of a care guideline for any patient data. The clear and restore tools for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine include the care guidelines clear or restore report and utilities to restore default content and definitions that are packaged with care guidelines and to clear out any old care guidelines patient data. The clear and restore tools for care guidelines can be used with NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine versions 8.3.x, 8.4.x, and later. CAUTION: The care guidelines clear or restore tool should only be run during off hours. The tool is designed to evaluate all patient records, and cause serious performance issues if you run it while continuing to use the application. Functions of the clear or restore tool is based on the number of patient records in the database. After you run this tool, you cannot recover any removed data. Care Guidelines Clear/Restore Utility You can clear and restore the content of a care guideline for any patient data. Restoring De

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Care Guidelines Grid View

You can follow a disease or condition and health maintenance during a patient encounter on the Care Guidelines grid view template. The Care Guidelines grid view template displays only active guideline items that are due in a data grid in the Care Guidelines panel. Workflow on the Care Guidelines grid view template starts in the Care Guidelines panel. To use the care guidelines system with a patient, you have to activate a guideline. Then you can perform the tasks of reviewing and updating the status of individual guideline items in the Care Guidelines panel. Care Guidelines The activities include: Activate new or update current active care guidelines for the patient Document and update risk indicators for health maintenance Review, place orders, and update the status of guideline items Review and update diagnostic studies performed prior or elsewhere The Care Guidelines grid view template also provides access to additional information that providers may find helpful, such as screening

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Care Guidelines

The Care Guidelines templates are used to handle Health Maintenance and Disease Management functions, including guideline testing and screening, and recommended care. Setting Up Care Guidelines for Use You can set up the care guidelines for a patient and document the details on the Care Guidelines template. Care Guidelines Introduction You can control the functions for a paitient using the Care Guidelines template. Care Guidelines Grid View You can follow a disease or condition and health maintenance during a patient encounter on the Care Guidelines grid view template. Care Guidelines Paged View You can record the activities for a disease, condition, and health maintenance during a patient encounter on the Care Guidelines Paged View template. Activate Care Guidelines Template You can activate a care guideline for a patient in the Activate Care Guideline template. Care Guidelines Report You can generate a care guidelines report for the patient's record. Clear and Restore Utility You can

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Care Guidelines Grid View Template

You can document the care guidelines details for a patient using the Care Guideline Grid View template. The Care Guidelines panel on the Care Guidelines grid view template displays the items that are due for the patient. You can view the following panels on the Care Guidelines grid view template: Care Guidelines Recent Orders Screening Questions Metrics Vital Signs Immunizations Nutrition Drug Therapy The Care Guidelines grid view template offers basic functionality for activating and tracking guidelines for the patient. You can document the diagnostic studies that are performed previously or elsewhere on the Diagnostic History Entry template using the Diagnostics link on the Care Guidelines grid view template. You can document studies completed previously or performed elsewhere and capture their LOINC® or SNOMED® codes, screening questions and a patient’s history with drug therapy using the Care Guidelines History link on the Historical Test – Quick Entry template. Care Guidelines Par

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Care Guidelines Workflow Summary

You can overview all the information for care guidelines workflow to document the details for a patient. The workflow summary for care guidelines includes an overview of all information that can be documented or reviewed for a patient. Not all information or panels are available on both of the Care Guidelines templates and consists of following panels: Care Guidelines The Care Guidelines panel appears on both the Care Guidelines Paged View and Care Guidelines grid view templates. Current active guideline items for this patient appear on the panel. Note: The Care Guidelines panel has a different appearance and slightly different functionality when it is on the Care Guidelines Page View template from how it appears on the Care Guidelines grid view template. Review and update guidelines and reminders at every encounter with the patient: Review and update goal, status, and compliance for care guideline items. Place orders for current active orderable items. Review and update individually t

Care Guidelines Introduction

Recommendations

Setting Up Care Guidelines for Use

Clear and Restore Utility

Care Guidelines Grid View

Care Guidelines

Care Guidelines Grid View Template

Care Guidelines Workflow Summary

Setting Up Care Guidelines for Use

Clear and Restore Utility

Care Guidelines Grid View

Care Guidelines

Care Guidelines Grid View Template

Care Guidelines Workflow Summary