Managing Basic User Interface Functionality

NextGen Healthcare recommends you to use some of the common features, such as Patient Information Card, panel controls, and links from the left navigation bar, that are available in a standard visit template set for best work outcomes.

Patient Information Card
You can view pertinent information about a patient through the Patient Information Card (PIC).
Template Headers for Displaying Patient Information
You can review template headers for patient and change the display.
Viewing Risk Factors
You can view details about patients' risk factors to help you to evaluate their health condition.
Contagion Risk
You can document to contagion exposure for patients and their travel to areas at high risk for such exposure.
Panel Controls
You can use panel for viewing existing details and documenting information.
Quality Buttons and CQM Information Templates
Using the Quality buttons, you can open information templates containing details about documenting the associated Clinical Quality Measure (CQM).
Recommended Care Options on Care Guidelines
You can select the options for recommended care items on the Care Guidelines Setup template.
Risk Levels
You can view risk levels for a patient in color-coded columns by using the Risk-Stratification template.
Post-Operative Days for a Patient
You can track the number of post-operative period (in number of days remaining) for a patient who has undergone a recent surgical procedure.
Telephone Communication
You can view and document the communication between a practice and a patient or a patient's representative.
Prepare for a Patient Visit
You can review a summary of a patient's chart and take necessary actions to prepare for an upcoming visit.
Care Team Members
You can consolidate a list of care team members for a patient on the Care Team Members template.
Patient Care Plans
You can create a care plan to address patients' health concerns and monitor their progress toward resolving specific concerns.
My Phrases and Common Phrases
You can save phrases in a list for your own use in the NextGen Adaptive Content Engine templates.
Summary of Care Requests and Receipts
You can open the Transitioning Into Care template which records electronic Summary of Care requests and receipts as reportable fields on the template.
Substance Use Disorder Disclosure in Documents and Reports
You can include the disclosure for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 42 CFR Part 2 provisions in the generated documents and reports.
Care Guidelines System
The Care Guidelines system helps the provider and patients to take care of their health maintenance and chronic diseases.
Quick Save and Quick Load
You can create default sets for a template or a panel quickly for future or other patient encounters.

Managing Basic User Interface Functionality

Recommendations

Accessing and Setting up Templates from Navigation Bar

Patient Encounter Documentation

Managing Basic Configuration

Patient Information Card

Getting Started

Patient Care Plans

Managing Basic User Interface Functionality

Accessing and Setting up Templates from Navigation Bar

Patient Encounter Documentation

Managing Basic Configuration

Patient Information Card

Getting Started

Patient Care Plans