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Stress Echo

You can record the Stress Echo test details and create a test report. The Stress Echo template consists of the following panels. The Intake staff documents the procedure information in the Procedure Information panel, which includes pre-procedure care, test/patient data, vital signs, stress data, recovery data, and wall motion. Findings Summary Note: The fields marked with asterisk * are required. Document Stress Echo Procedures You can document the stress echo procedures using the Stress Echo template. Document the Findings of Stress Echo Tests The rendering provider can document the findings of the Stress Echo test in the Findings section. Parent topic: Cardiology Testing Navigational Links

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Test or Patient Data Section for Navigational Links

There are multiple fields in the Test/Patient Data section for the cardiology navigational links. Field Description Test date Displays the current encounter date by default. Test type Displays Internal by default. Location Displays the encounter location by default. Reading This field is populated when the test is signed by the reading physician. Echo type Displays the echo type. Referring 1 Lists the referring providers. The Telephone icon displays the referring provider's telephone and fax information. This field retrieves the name of the provider if the echo test has been performed in a previous encounter. Referring 2 Used to select another referring provider if required. The Telephone icon displays the referring provider's telephone and fax information. Archive Used to enter an archive name to record the corresponding tape number. Sonographer Displays the current logged on username by default. Lists sonographer's name. Supervising Lists supervising physicians. Ordering Lists orderi

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Document Holter Procedures

You can record the Holter Monitor test details. The Intake staff documents the procedure information which includes pre-procedure care, test/patient data, vital signs, stress data, recovery data, and wall motion. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Click the Intake tab. Select Cardiology as Specialty and Testing Only as Visit Type. Click the Holter link. Note: You can also access Holter Monitor template from the left Navigation bar. The Holter Monitor template opens. Holter Monitor-Procedure Information Click the Procedure Information panel. Click the Indication field and select an indication. Click the Hook Up Date field and select the date when the holter monitor has been hooked. Click the Disconnect Date field and select the date when the holter monitor has been disconnected. Click the Send Copy To field and select a physician to whom you want to send a copy of the test report. Click Ordering Dr and select the ordering physician. Click Diary and select an option. Click Quality and select

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Signing off on Echocardiogram Test Findings

You can sign off the Echocardiogram test when all the required fields have been entered in the Echocardiogram template. Procedure Information Panel Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the Intake tab, select Cardiology as Specialty and Testing Only as Visit Type. Click the Echo link to access the Echocardiogram template. To sign the test, select Sign and click Save. To create the test report, click Preview. To print the test report, click Procedure Note. Parent topic: Echo Related tasks Document Echocardiogram Procedures

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Document Echocardiogram Procedures

You can document the Echocardiogram procedure from the Echocardiogram template on the Echo navigational link. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Intake template. Select Cardiology as Specialty and Testing Only as Visit Type. Click the Echo link to access the Echocardiogram template. Note: You can also access the Echocardiogram template using the Echo link in the Navigation bar. Procedure Information Select the appropriate check box in the Pre-Procedure Care section. Enter the required information in the Test/Patient Data section. Document the vital signs of the patient. Note: The vital signs information automatically displays if it is already documented in the Home Page or Intake template. Enter appropriate values in the following columns. Technical Details Aortic Valve Mitral Valve Tricuspid Valve Dimensions Pulmonic Valve Additional Findings In the LV Systolic Function section, click each text box on the diagrams and select a value from the list. LV Systolic Function Click Save.

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Document Summary of Echocardiogram Tests

You can document a summary of the Echocardiogram test in the Summary panel. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Click the Intake tab. Select Cardiology as Specialty and Testing Only as Visit Type. Click the Echo link to access the Echocardiogram template. In the Summary panel, click All Normal if all the results are normal. The Summary fields display the default statements for normal results. Enter a brief summary in the Summary field. Select an appropriate option from the list. Click the S icon to frame a sentence using the Sentence Builder template. Parent topic: Echo

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Stress Echo

Test or Patient Data Section for Navigational Links

Document Holter Procedures

Signing off on Echocardiogram Test Findings

Document Echocardiogram Procedures

Document Summary of Echocardiogram Tests