Default Visit Specialties

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Set Default Specialties for Patients

The rendering provider can select a specialty on the initial patient encounter to set it as the default visit specialty for the patient. The application automatically fills the provider's selection in the Specialty field for future encounters with the same patient. The provider can reset the default visit specialty by selecting another specialty for the same patient. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select a patient. Open the Intake template from the Templates module. If a specialty is mapped to the rendering provider on the Framework Content system template, the default visit specialty appears in the Specialty field. To select a different specialty for the patient, select the Specialty field. The selected specialty becomes the default for the rendering provider's future encounters with the patient. To begin the documentation, select from the Visit Type list. To verify the default specialty, create another encounter with the same patient and then open the Intake template. The default visi

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Default Visit Specialty Type Configuration

You can configure a default visit type. The Default Visit Specialty panel on the Framework Content system template displays all the practices, locations, and default visit specialties mapped to the rendering providers. Default Visit Specialty The specialty ( Specialty Code 1) mapped to the rendering providers in File Maintenance is the default specialty for the provider in run time. Modify Provider Information The mapped specialty appears in the Default Visit Specialty column on the Framework Content system template alongside the rendering provider name. You can view and update the default specialty details for a rendering provider. Note: If a default visit specialty is mapped to a rendering provider on the Framework Content system template, that specialty appears in the runtime for the provider. However, if the rendering provider selects a different specialty for a patient, the application automatically fills the selected specialty for the rendering provider's subsequent encounters wi

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Configuration of Default Visit Specialty

The Default Visit Specialty panel on the Framework Content system template is one of three configurable options that is used to determine the default visit specialty. Default Visit Specialty Each rendering provider that you set up in File Maintenance appears in the Default Visit Specialty grid. The specialty (Specialty Code 1) mapped to the rendering provider in File Maintenance is the default specialty for the provider on the application level. The mapped specialty appears in the Default Visit Specialty grid on the Framework Content system template alongside the rendering provider name. Note: Any changes made to the provider's specialty on the Framework Content system template impact the default visit specialty for the provider in runtime. To update the provider's default visit specialty at the application level, update the Specialty Code 1 field for the provider on File Maintenance. The application determines the visit specialty when a provider first time sees a patient based on the

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Configure the Default Visit Specialty Mapping

You can map the providers to a default specialty. You can also create multiple mappings based on the practice and location. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Framework Content system template. Click the Default Visit Specialty panel. In the grid, select a row. The provider, practice, location, and default visit specialty fill the fields above the grid. Select the Practice field. Select the Location field. Select the Default Visit Specialty field. To save the selected options, click Update. To view the default visit specialties mapped to all the rendering providers at the practice, click the filter by practice field. To view the default visit specialties mapped to the rendering provider, click the filter by provider field. Save and close the template. Parent topic: Configuration of Default Visit Specialty Related tasks Access the Framework Content Template

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Update the Default Specialty for Rendering Providers

You can modify the default specialty for a rendering provider. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select File > System \ Practice Template. The Select Template window opens. Select Template window Select the System tab. Under Show, select All. A list of templates appear. Double-click Framework Content. The Framework Content template opens. In the Default Visit Specialty template, do the following: To view the default visit specialties mapped to the rendering provider, select the filter by provider field. To view the default visit specialties mapped to all the rendering providers at the practice level, use the filter by practice field. You can clear the filters by selecting the top blank row on the resulting list. Select the row. The practice, location, and default visit specialty details appear. Select the Practice, Location, and Default Visit Specialty fields to make selections for each field. To remove the default visit specialty for a provider, select the Default Visit Specialty field to

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Getting Started

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine templates enable you to document patient encounters on the visit types associated with the available specialties. You can also configure new links, navigation bar, reasons for visit, set up default templates, preferences, and so on. Patient Encounter Documentation You can use NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine templates to document patient encounters on the visit types associated with the specialties available. Managing Basic Configuration Before you begin, you can configure some optional settings such as template preferences, template links, and so on. Managing Basic User Interface Functionality Accessing and Setting up Templates from Navigation Bar You can access and configure various templates in the Navigation bar. General Office and Virtual Visit Workflow Related concepts Managing Basic Configuration Managing Basic User Interface Functionality Accessing and Setting up Templates from Navigation Bar

Default Visit Specialties

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Set Default Specialties for Patients

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Set Default Specialties for Patients

Default Visit Specialty Type Configuration

Configuration of Default Visit Specialty

Configure the Default Visit Specialty Mapping

Update the Default Specialty for Rendering Providers

Getting Started