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Enter Studies in the Diagnostics Tab

The Diagnostic Studies template includes the patient’s insurance information and policy number if they have been previously entered into the system. The Today’s Assessments grid includes a list of diagnoses selected in the Assessment tab.

The Diagnostic Studies template is part of a group of templates that use the last assessment or diagnosis selected on any of the templates in the group as the working assessment. The system defaults to the current working assessment. You can select another assessment, which becomes the new working assessment that carries forward to the other templates in the group. For more information, see Shared Working Assessment.

  1. On the Diagnostic Studies template, click Add to open the Add or Update Assessment template and add any additional assessments.
    The application fills Vendor field automatically with the preferred vendor if it has been configured in the NextGen File Maintenance application.
  2. If required, click the Vendor field to select a different value from the resulting list.
    The application fills Billing Type field automatically based on the selected Vendor.
  3. If required, in the Today's Assessment section, select a diagnosis in the grid.
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  4. In the Orders section, click the applicable link to select the procedure and the associated CPT code.

    The selected procedure and code display in the Diagnostic study fields.

  5. If necessary, enter a Side, Site, Modifier, Position, Orientation, Location, Phone number, and Authorization Require.
  6. Click Place Order.
    The Select Task Recipients template opens.
  7. Enter the desired task options and click OK.
    The order displays in the Diagnostic Studies Ordered This Visit grid with the status of ordered.
  8. Click Expand to open the All Diagnostic Studies - Orders template and view a list of all diagnostic studies ordered in the current encounter.
  9. Click Save & Close.