Enter the Medication Allergy Details

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Allergy Search Filters

In the Medication Allergies module, click the Allergy Search button. The Allergy Selection window opens. Allergy Selection In the Allergy Selection window, Select any one of the filters as described below: Starts With - for allergies that starts with the entered criteria Contains - for allergies that contain with the entered criteria Ends With - for allergies that end with the entered criteria Ingredient - from the list of drug ingredients, such as Iodine or Bentonite Medication Name - from the list of allergies to medications, such as Cefazolin or Tylenol with Codeine Allergen Group - from the list of allergens, such as Lithium Derivatives or Ester type Anesthetics Enter the search criteria, such as the name or partial name of the medication allergy you are looking for. NextGen® Enterprise EHR performs the search as you type. The results appear in the list of allergens. Allergy Selection Select an allergy or perform another search. Click Cancel to exit without saving your search resul

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Allergies

You can manage patient allergy details of a patient. You can add and review the allergy details of a patient in the Allergies panel. The Allergies panel enables you to add and review the allergy information associated with a patient. If there are no known allergies for a patient, you can select No known allergies. Allergies Panel You can only add the allergy and its reaction in the Allergies panel. The severity level must be added from the Medication Allergies module. For an allergy record, you can select multiple reactions and their respective severity levels from the Medication Allergies module. You can view the intolerance details for the added allergies in theAllergiespanel if theIntolerancecheck box is selected on the Medication Allergies module. TheIntolerancecheck box indicates that the patient cannot tolerate the side effects of the medication. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Medications and Medication Allergies Modules

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Adding and Reviewing Allergies

You can add and review the allergy details associated with a patient in the Allergies panel. You can add an allergy and its reaction on the Allergies panel. You must add the severity level on the Medication Allergies module which then displays the severity level in the Reaction (Severity) column in the Allergies panel. On the Medication Allergies module, you can select multiple reactions and the respective severities for each allergy. Allergies You can select the No known allergies check box to indicate that the patient does not have any known medication allergies. You can select the Reviewed, Updated check box to indicate that the allergy details are reviewed and updated during the encounter You can select the Reviewed, no change check box to indicate that the patient does not have new details to add. You can view the intolerance details for the added allergies in theAllergiespanel if theIntolerancecheck box is selected on the Medication Allergies module. TheIntolerancecheck box indic

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Add a Medication Allergy to a Patient Chart

Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Medication Allergies module for the selected patient. If the patient has any existing allergies, select Clear. The values in all the fields are cleared. Note: Clearing the fields prevents you from editing an existing allergy. To search and filter an allergy, do the following: Select the search icon next to Allergy. The NextGen - Allergy Selection window opens. Allergy Selection Select one of the following filters from the Filter list: Contains Searches for allergies that contain with the search criteria. Ends With Searches for allergies that end with the search criteria. Ingredient Searches from the list of drug ingredients, such as Iodine or Bentonite. Medication Name searches from the list of medication allergies, such as cefazolin with codeine. Allergen Group Searches from the list of allergens, such as lithium derivatives or ester type anesthetics. In Description, enter the search criteria, such as the name or partial name of the medication al

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Add Allergies

You can add and review the allergies that a patient may have towards certain medications. You must add the severity of the allergy in the Medication Allergies module. The severity reflects in the allergies grid under the Reaction (Severity) column. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Intake - Cardiology template. Click the Allergies panel. On the Allergies template, do one of the following. If there are no known allergies for a patient, select No known allergies. If applicable, click the Comment link to open the Allergy Comments window. If there are allergies listed in the grid for the patient and if there is no new information to add, click Reviewed, no change. Note: If Joint Commission standards have been enabled in the Practice Configuration practice template, allergy information always has to be documented after entering whether the patient is new or established, along with the Visit type, Historian, and Reason for Visit. If the patient had a new allergy since the last visit, cl

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Document New Allergies for a Patient

You can document allergy details of a patient. Before you begin If the Joint Commission standards are enabled on the Practice Configuration template, document allergy information after entering whether the patient is new or established along with the Visit Type and Historian. After documenting allergies, continue entering other details. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. On the Intake template, in the Allergies panel, select Add. The age-specific allergies template opens. Select the applicable check boxes, and then select the associated reaction from the corresponding list. If the patient's allergy information is not available on the template, select Manage Allergies and document the allergy details. If you want to document the allergy severity and additional details, select Manage Allergies. A message appears indicating to confirm if you want to add the selected allergy to the Medication Allergies module. Note: You must select Yes, and document the additional details on the Medication Alle

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