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Place a Lab Order with Bypass Orders Module Processing Off

Click the Labs tab. The Lab Master template opens. Document an assessment. In the Perform section, click one of the following template links: Lab Master template Perform section with lab test links Chemistry Microbiology Other Tests Tumor Markers Office Labs Serology Urine Chemistries Hematology OB Labs Therapeutic Levels The template for the selected lab type opens. Note: These lab templates share the current working assessment. On the lab template, do the following: Verify or select an ordering assessment. Select the test(s). Click Save & Close. Click Place Order on the Lab Master template. Each test appears in the Order grid with a status of ordered, the ordered date, the name of the lab study, and the diagnosis. Select an ordered lab and then click the Lab/Radiology Order Processing link. The Process and Submit Lab/Radiology Orders template opens and shows.the order type, the preferred vendor, priority, and billlng type. If a preferred vendor does not appear or you want to change t

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Place an Order for Diagnostic Studies

You can place a diagnostic study order with Bypass Order Module Processing enabled. You can place a diagnostic study order from the Diagnostic Studies template. Note: If Bypass Order Module Processing is not in effect, the Lab/Radiology Order Processing link appears on the Diagnostic Studies template. After you place an order, you must select the Order Module Processing link to select the vendor and submit the order for processing. Open the Diagnostic Studies template. Diagnostic Studies template The patient’s insurance details and policy number appear if they are entered into the application. If a preferred vendor are configured in the File Maintenance application, the name appears. The Today’s Assessments grid displays a list of diagnoses selected in the Assessments tab. To add or change a diagnosis in the Today’s Assessments grid, select Add or Edit. The Add or Update Assessment template opens. To change the current working assessment, in the Today's Assessments grid, select the dia

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Enter Studies in the Diagnostics Tab

The Diagnostic Studies template includes the patient’s insurance information and policy number if they have been previously entered into the system. The Today’s Assessments grid includes a list of diagnoses selected in the Assessment tab. The Diagnostic Studies template is part of a group of templates that use the last assessment or diagnosis selected on any of the templates in the group as the working assessment. The system defaults to the current working assessment. You can select another assessment, which becomes the new working assessment that carries forward to the other templates in the group. For more information, see Shared Working Assessment. On the Diagnostic Studies template, click Add to open the Add or Update Assessment template and add any additional assessments.The application fills Vendor field automatically with the preferred vendor if it has been configured in the NextGen File Maintenance application. If required, click the Vendor field to select a different value fro

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Creating Ask at Order Entry (AOE) Answers

Order AOE Answers in File Maintenance is the master file you use to define the list of answers used for Order AOE questions if the Source type is pick list. If a test vendor gives you a list of acceptable answers for AOE questions, you can create and link the provided answer list to the questions for that specific testing vendor (for example Quest Diagnostics or Labcorp). This helps to prevent problems with format and content of answers to Order AOE Questions. The System field on the Order AOE Answers dialog box is selected from a list of performing entities, such as Quest Diagnostics, Orchard and Labcorp. The Code field is a unique answer ID. The Description is text that easily identifies the question, for example: Patient Race, Fasting, Weight, Age, etc. If the question is defined as a required question the Orders Module displays it as bold when you are running NextGen® Enterprise EHR. For each order and for each question, you must create an instance of the answer. That means if you

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Create a Lab Order Workflow

This procedure provides the basic steps to create a lab order. When you create an order, you must complete all required fields that have been set up as Mandatory Data Points in File Maintenance Practice Preferences. These required fields appear in red text. If you do not fill in a required field, when you try to save your information, a message appears, prompting you to complete the field. For more information on setting up Mandatory Data Point fields in File Maintenance Practice Preferences, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Orders Module Setup Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR . Open the Orders module. Select the Orders Summary tab. On the Top toolbar, select New > Lab Order If an encounter with today's date exists, the Create New Lab Order window opens. If an encounter with today's date does not exist, a message appears, prompting you to create an encounter or use a selected encounter. After you associate an encounter with the order, the Create New

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View and Change AOE Indicators

Indicators are available to let users know whether additional order information (lab or procedures) are required. Add the selected order to the grid for Pending Orders to observe an indicator listed under the AOE column for the order row. Click AOE. If additional information is required, the corresponding (Procedure or Labs) AOE template launches. If no AOEs are indicated, an alert lets the user know that no documentation is required. Click Place Order. If an order has an AOE question unanswered, the corresponding AOE template launches. Note: If you select the To be determined option and click Place Order, the system selects the Save to Module but Don't Send to Interface queue check box. The orders are placed in the Orders module with the status of New and the Performing Entity column remains blank. The AOE questions are not available for selection as the performing entity is a prerequisite for the AOE functionality. Parent topic: Ask at Order Entry (AOE) Functionality for Procedures

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