Record Pathology Results Notifications

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Pathology Results Notifications

You can document when and how a patient was notified of pathology results on the Biopsy Log and Order Management templates and have this information visible in sequential order. You can indicate the date of notification and how the patient was notified. This functionality removes the need to navigate to the Telephone Call template. Record Pathology Results Notifications You can record how and when the pathology result is notified to a patient. Parent topic: Biopsy Log

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Record a Patient/Provider Has Been Notified of Results

If a patient or a patient's provider (PCP or referring provider) has been notified of pathology results, you can record that information, including the date and method of notification. Select the specialty and perform a search for the pathology order record. Highlight the record in the Pathology Orders grid. The details of the selected record display in the Pathology Results panel of the Biopsy Log. To indicate that a patient has been notified, navigate to the Pathology Results section of the Pathology Orders panel and select the Patient Notified check box. The On date field displays the current date. To change the date, click the On field and use the calendar to select a different date. Click the Method field and select the method used to contact the patient. To record that the patient's PCP or referring provider has been notified, repeat these steps after selecting the appropriate provider check box. Click Update. This data is stored in Order Management for that biopsy record. Parent

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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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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

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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

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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.

Record Pathology Results Notifications

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