Document Vital Signs
The provider reviews the vital signs added by the Intake staff on the Intake template and makes the applicable changes.
- On the SOAP template, expand the Vital Signs panel.
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NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
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 TemplateDocument the Patient's Reason for Visit as a Provider
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
You can edit the vital signs details entered during the intake process, in the Vital Signs panel on the SOAP template. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the SOAP template. In Vital Signs, select the vital sign record that you want to edit and select Edit. Note: If you need to update a vital sign, ensure that you are editing the desired record, as multiple vital signs can be entered for the encounter. The Vital Signs template opens. Make the desired changes to the vital sign. Select Save, and then select Close. Parent topic: Review of Vital Signs on SOAPEdit Vital Signs
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
While examining a patient, you can add the patient's vital signs in the Vital Signs panel on the SOAP template. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the SOAP template. In Vital Signs, select Add. The Vital Signs template opens. Enter the patient's vital signs. Select Save, and then select Close. Parent topic: Review of Vital Signs on SOAPAdd Vital Signs on SOAP
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
The Vital Signs panel shows the patient's vital signs as documented by the Intake staff. You can review and make the required changes to the documented vital signs by selecting a row in the grid and clicking the Edit button. To delete a vital signs record, select the row to be deleted and click the Remove button. The History link at the top of the grid shows the vital signs details in a tabular format. The Graph link shows graphical views of data based on specialty and patient age. Parent topic: Documenting SOAP InformationReview the Patient's Vital Signs
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
You can review and update a patient's vitals signs documented by the intake staff, in the Vital Signs panel on the SOAP template. You can add multiple vital signs for a patient during an encounter. The Vital Signs panel displays the most recent value for each vital sign. Vital Signs The Add button opens the age specific vital signs template based on the patient age and the Pediatric Age configuration on the Practice Configuration template. For more information on the Pediatric Age setting, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Practice Configuration Template User Guide forNextGen®Adaptive Content Engine. Add Vital Signs on SOAP While examining a patient, you can add the patient's vital signs in the Vital Signs panel on the SOAP template. Edit Vital Signs You can edit the vital signs details entered during the intake process, in the Vital Signs panel on the SOAP template. Parent topic: Review of SOAP Details by Provider Parent topic: The Provider Workflow PReview of Vital Signs on SOAP
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
You can document a patient's vital signs details on the Vital Signs template. 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. Open the Intake template. In the Vital Signs panel, select Add.The Adult Vital Signs template opens. Parent topic: Documenting Vital Signs