Echocardiogram Test Findings

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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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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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Echo

You can record the echocardiogram test details and create a test report. The Echocardiogram template consists of the following panels. The intake staff documents the Procedure Information which includes pre-procedure care, test/patient data, vital signs, and technical details. Findings Summary Note: The fields marked with asterisk * are required. Document Echocardiogram Procedures You can document the Echocardiogram procedure from the Echocardiogram template on the Echo navigational link. Echocardiogram Test Findings You can document the Echocardiogram test findings on the Echocardiogram template on the Echo navigational link. Document Summary of Echocardiogram Tests You can document a summary of the Echocardiogram test in the Summary panel. 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. Parent topic: Cardiology Testing Navigational Links

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Document Stress Echo Procedures

You can document the stress echo procedures using the Stress Echo template. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the Intake tab, select Cardiology as Specialty and Testing Only as Visit Type. Click the Stress Echo link. Note: To access the Stress Test - Card template, you can also click Stress Echo from the left navigation bar. The Stress Test - Card template opens. Select the desired options in the Pre-procedure care section. Procedure Information on Stress Test - Card template Enter the desired information in the Test/Patient data section. In the Vital Signs panel, the values for the following fields display automatically. Predicted max heart rate is calculated based on the patient’s age. Predicted max heart rate 85% is calculated based on the patient’s predicted maximum heart rate. Predicted max O2 consumption is calculated based on the patient’s age and gender. Achieved VO2 consumption is calculated based on exercise duration. Percent VO2 achieved is calculated based on Achieved O2 con

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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

Echocardiogram Test Findings

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Document Echocardiogram Procedures

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Echocardiogram Test Findings

Document Echocardiogram Procedures

Document Summary of Echocardiogram Tests

Signing off on Echocardiogram Test Findings

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Test or Patient Data Section for Navigational Links