Links and Buttons on the ASC Documentation Log

Element	Description
Quick Save	Enables you to save the documented values as the default set for the future use in the template. For more information on Quick Save, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Getting Started User Guide forNextGen®Adaptive Content Engine.
Link Vitals	Opens the Vital Signs Monitoring template to link vital signs records to an entry type.
Add Follow Up	Enables you to link an entry type to another entry type
Show Linked Vitals	Enables you to view vital signs records linked to an entry type.
Show Linked Records	Enables you to view the entries linked to an entry type.
Add/Edit Comments	Opens the Documentation Log Comments template to add or edit comments for a selected entry.
Entry label and arrows	Used to navigate to saved entries for the patient.

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View Linked Vitals

The Show Linked Vitals button is used to view the vitals linked to an existing entry. Select an entry from the grid in the Documentation Log panel. The Show Linked Vitals button activates if the vital signs are linked to the selected entry. Click the Show Linked Vitals button. The Link Vital Signs template opens with the vitals linked to the entry, if any. To unlink the vitals from the entry, highlight a row in the grid and click the Unlink button. Click Close. View Linked Records Parent topic: Documentation Log Panel on the ASC - Preprocedure Template

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Link Vitals and Records

The Link Vitals button is used to link patient's vital signs records to an existing entry. The patient's vital signs are documented in the Vital Signs Monitoring panel. Note: To display the Link Vitals, Show Linked Vitals, and Show Linked Records buttons in the Documentation Log panel, you must clear the Disable linked vitals and linked records functionality check box in the Documentation Log panel on the Documentation Log Config practice template. Select an entry from the grid in the Documentation Log panel. The Link Vitals button activates. Click Link Vitals. The Vital Signs Monitoring template opens. The template includes a list of vital signs records documented in the Vital Signs Monitoring panel for the current encounter. Select a row of vitals to be linked to the entry. Click Close. The Linked Vitals column in the grid displays Y to indicate vitals linked to the entry. Parent topic: Documentation Log Panel on the ASC - Preprocedure Template

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Add Comments on the ASC Documentation Log Entries

Comments can be added to entries documented on the ASC Documentation Log template. To add comments for an entry type, click Add/Edit Comments to open the Documentation Log Comments template. Select the desired row in the grid. Enter any additional comments in the Comments field and click Update. The comments appear under the Comments column in the grid. You can use the My Phrases link at the top-right of the Comments field to add comments in the Comments field. The My Phrases/ Common Phrases link allows you to create a phrase that displays in the list launched from the My Phrases link. For more information on managing and using the My Phrases functionality, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Getting Started User Guide forNextGen®Adaptive Content Engine. Documentation Log Comments To remove a comment documented for an entry type, select a row in the grid and click Remove. To modify the documented comment, select a row in the grid and make relevant edits

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Enter Assessments, Adverse Events and Quick Notes for the Procedure

The ASC Documentation Log template enables you to document patient's assessments, routine quick notes, any adverse events that occurred during the procedure, and the nursing diagnosis and nursing assessments initiated for the patient. This template is configured on the Documentation Log Config practice template. For more information on the configuration of the navigational tabs, entry type, categories/sub-categories, and descriptions on the ASC Documentation Log template, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Documentation Log Config Practice Template forNextGen®Adaptive Content Engine. The ASC Documentation Log template has a dynamic flow that displays additional content after each selection. As the flow progresses, you may need to click the navigation tabs above the grid to enter additional content. From the Documentation Log panel, click Add to open the ASC Documentation Log template. ASC Documentation Log The Procedure field displays the procedure sele

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Add Follow-up to an Existing Entry

The Add Follow Up button is used to add a follow-up entry to an existing entry. Note: To display the Add Follow Up button in the Documentation Log panel, you must clear the Disable linked vitals and linked records functionality check box in the Documentation Log panel on the Documentation Log Config practice template. Select an entry from the grid in the Documentation Log panel. The Add Follow Up button activates. Click Add Follow Up. Select the appropriate values from the left panes and the right grid to document follow-up. Click Save & Close. The follow-up entry adds to the grid in the Documentation Log panel. In the grid, the Linked Record column of the follow-up entry and the original entry includes the same linked ID. Parent topic: Documentation Log Panel on the ASC - Preprocedure Template

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View the Total Medications Details of a Procedure

The Medication Totals link opens the ASC Medication Totals template. The template holds the medication names and total dosage of each medication given to the patient. In the Documentation Log panel, the medications documented for each procedure upload to the ASC Medication Totals template. However, to add medications in the ASC Medication Totals template, you must select the Include in Medication Totals check box for a medication entry in the Documentation Log panel on the Documentation Log Config practice template. For more information on configuration to include medications on the ASC Medication Totals template, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Documentation Log Config Practice Template forNextGen®Adaptive Content Engine. In the Documentation Log panel, click Medication Totals. The ASC Medication Totals template opens. ASC Medication Totals In the Procedure field, the value All displays medication details of all procedures documented in the current

Links and Buttons on the ASC Documentation Log

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View Linked Vitals

Link Vitals and Records

Add Comments on the ASC Documentation Log Entries

Enter Assessments, Adverse Events and Quick Notes for the Procedure

Add Follow-up to an Existing Entry

View the Total Medications Details of a Procedure

View Linked Vitals

Link Vitals and Records

Add Comments on the ASC Documentation Log Entries

Enter Assessments, Adverse Events and Quick Notes for the Procedure

Add Follow-up to an Existing Entry

View the Total Medications Details of a Procedure