Document the Patient's Height

You can document the height of a patient in inches or in feet using the Vital Signs template.

1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
2. Open a patient's record, and then open an encounter.
3. On Top Toolbar, select Templates .
   The Select Template window opens.
4. Open the Intake template.
5. Expand the Vital Signs panel.
6. Select Add.
   The age-specific vital signs template opens.
7. In Height/length measurements, do one of the following:
   • To enter the current day's data, fill the ft, in, or cm fields within the 1 – 9.99 ft, 12 – 119.88 in, or 30.48 – 304.49 cm range, respectively.
   • To enter previously documented data, select the Carried forward option.
   If you enter the height in either the ft, cm, or in field, the NextGen® Enterprise EHR fills values in the other fields automatically.

   Note: A message appears if the value entered is not within the range.

   

8. Indicate the position of the patient when the height is measured.
9. To enter the date when the patient's height is measured, select a date in Last Measured, or select Measured today .
   NextGen® Enterprise EHR fills the date automatically.
10. Save and close the template.
    When you enter the height and weight on the Adult Vital Signs template, NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically calculates the Body Mass Index (BMI). If the BMI is not within the normal range, a message appears based on the configuration on the Vital Signs Configuration template.

    For more information on configuring adult vital sign alerts, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Vital Signs Configuration Practice Template forNextGen®Adaptive Content Engine.