Record Biopsy Results
In
NextGen® Enterprise EHR
, open a new encounter for a patient and select
Specialty
as
Dermatology
and
Visit Type
as
Chart Update
.
On the
Intake
template, go to the
Orders
panel, and click
Add
.
The
Pathology Results
template opens.
In the
Orders
grid, select the appropriate record.
The application populates the template with data from the selected order.
Document the pathology report details.
To update the changes to the order on this template, click
Update Order
.
The application adds a record to the
Pathology Report Summary
grid.
In the
Follow Up
section, select the required options, and click
Add
.
The application adds a record to the
Telephone Contact
grid.
Based on your requirement, do the following:
To add an entry for this pathology in the
Skin Cancer Treatment Log
, click
Add to Skin Ca HX Log
.
Note:
The
Add to Skin Ca HX Log
is available only if you entered a new diagnosis for skin cancer.
To submit the order to the superbill, click
Submit to Superbill
.
To place the changed order, click
Place Order
.
To print a pathology report, click
Print Path Document
.
To print a benign pathology letter, click
Print Benign Letter
.
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Record Pathology Results Notifications
On the Intake - Dermatology or GET template, click the Biopsy Log link. The Biopsy Log template opens. Select a pathology order from the Pathology Orders panel. In the Pathology Results section, select the Patient Notified check box. The current date is displayed in the On field. To change the date, click On, and use the calendar which opens to select a different date. To select the method used to contact the patient, click Method. To access the patient's chart, click Launch Patient Chart, Here you can also generate a benign pathology letter and save it to the patient encounter. To update the order to order management, click Update Order. To submit to super bill, click Submit to Superbill. Parent topic: Pathology Results Notifications
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View Pathology Results on the Biopsy Log Templates
On the Intake - Dermatology or GET template, click the Biopsy Log link. Note: You can also access the Biopsy Log template from the File > System \ Practice. The Biopsy Log template opens without any records. Click Specialty and select Dermatology from the resulting list. When you search, the application only displays search results of dermatology encounters. In the Pathology Order Search panel, enter your search criteria, and click Search. Records are available on the grid based on your search criteria. Note: The application only loads the first 100 records. If the record you are searching for does not appear among the records loaded, you must enter additional search criteria to narrow your search results. Select the record for the patient. The Pathology Orders section displays data for the selected record. Note: If the patient has any skin cancer history, those records are available on the Skin Cancer Log panel. Parent topic: Biopsy Log
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
Biopsy Log
The Biopsy Log link opens the Biopsy Log practice template which enables you to view pathology results for a patient. The log can be filtered by specialty, location, provider, patient, order status, and other factors. On the Biopsy Log practice template, you can do the following: Update the order Send tasks regarding the order or results to staff members. Submit the order to Superbill Generate and save a non-cancerous growth pathology letter within the encounter. Record how and when a patient was notified of the results. Biopsy Log View Pathology Results on the Biopsy Log Templates You can view the dermatology specific pathology results when you select Dermatology as the Specialty on the Biopsy Log template. Pathology Results Notifications You can document when a patient is notified of pathology results including the date and method of notification. Parent topic: Predominant Procedures for Provider
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Generate and Save a Benign Pathology Letter
For those patients who have confirmed benign pathology results, you can generate and customize a letter that can be sent to notify patients of the results. The letter can be saved with the encounter so that it is a permanent part of the medical record. From the Biopsy Log, select a record in the Pathology Orders grid. The data for that record fills the Pathology Results section. For Dermatology patients, select the Launch Patient Chart link that displays in the Pathology Results section. The Patient Chart for the selected patient appears. For other specialties, open the patient chart and, if necessary, open a new encounter for the patient. To open the Documents and Letters template, do one of the following: Use Template Launcher in the History toolbar to open the Documents and Letters template. Select the specialty and select Patient Communication as the visit type. Then select Document Library in the navigation bar or the sub-navigation link to open the Documents and Letters template.
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View Derm Patient Path Records for Skin Cancer
Select the specialty Dermatology and perform a search for all pathology order records for a patient. Highlight a record in the Pathology Orders grid. The details of the selected record display in the Pathology Results panel of the Biopsy Log. Navigate to the Skin Cancer Log panel. The Skin Cancer Log grid displays skin cancer history pathology records for the patient, and can be filtered with the Skin cancer history options: To view only the records for untreated cancer, select Skin cancer history: Untreated option. To view only the records for treated cancer, select Skin cancer history: Treated option. To view all records, select Skin cancer history: All option. Parent topic: Skin Cancer Log
NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8
Update a Dermatology Order for Pathology
For Dermatology patients, if the revised diagnosis is malignant and you enter the updated diagnosis into the Diagnosis field in the Pathology Results section, the same diagnosis appears in the Skin Cancer Log grid on the Biopsy Log and on the Home Page. Select the Dermatology specialty, and perform a search for Dermatology orders. Highlight a Dermatology order in the Pathology Orders grid. Information in the row displays in the fields of the Pathology Results section for Dermatology patients. Click the Accession # field and type the accession number or case number assigned by the laboratory for the specimen. Click the Specimen ID field and select the specimen ID letter assigned to the specimen. Click the Diagnosis field and use the diagnosis search tool to select the diagnosis suggested by the laboratory report. Click the Recommended Treatment field and select the recommended treatment from the list. If you have not treated the lesion, select No for the Lesion has been treated question
