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Place Prick, ID, or Challenge Test Orders

You can order Prick, ID, or Challenge test using Office Services in the Orders panel.

  1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
  2. Open the Intake - Allergy template.
  3. In the Orders panel, select Office Services from the left pane, and then select Add.
    The Allergy Orders template opens.
    Allergy Orders

  4. Select Description.
    The diagnosis search window opens.
    Diagnosis search window

  5. To select the current patient diagnosis, select Patient’s Diagnoses from the left pane.
    The current diagnoses for the patient appear in the grid.
  6. To search for a diagnosis, select All Diagnoses from the left pane, enter a search term in the search field, and then select Search.
    A list of matching diagnoses appears on the right pane.
  7. Select the diagnosis.
    The selected diagnosis appears in the Description and Code fields on the Allergy Orders template.
  8. Select the diagnosis status.
  9. For Test Type, select one of the following:
    • Prick
    • ID
    • Challenge
  10. Optional: For ease of use, do one or both of the following:
    • To place an order when you select a row and add it to the grid, select Place order on row select.
    • To add all allergens in the selected category to the Allergy Tests Ordered panel when you select Order, select Order allergens by category.
  11. To select allergens, do one or more of the following:
    • Select a category of allergens from the left panel.
    • Select one or more allergens from the grid.
  12. To add the selected allergens to the Allergy Test Ordered grid with a status of Ordered, select Order.
    When the ordered test is performed; and the results are entered, NextGen® Enterprise EHR changes the status to Performed. Finally, when the provider enters an evaluation of the results, the status changes to Completed.
  13. Select Save & Close.
    All the ordered tests appear in the Orders panel.