Create and Assign User Note Descriptions

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Create and Assign User Note Descriptions

User note descriptions are saved text that you can insert into a note that you create in the NextGen® Enterprise PM, NextGen® Enterprise EHR, or NextGen® Document Management applications. An enterprise user can add only the user note descriptions that are created solely for their use. Open File Maintenance. Under System in Master Files, select Document Management, and then select User Note Descriptions.The User Note Descriptions List window opens. Double-click the user you want to assign user note descriptions to.The Modify User Note Descriptions window opens. In the Description column, enter the text you want to add to notes. To set which applications the description text is available in, add or remove check marks in the applicable columns, and then select. Note: The check marks indicate the applications where the text is available for notes addition. Modify User Note Descriptions window displaying user note descriptions that are available in some applications Select OK. Parent topic:

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Create Quicknotes

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. On the main toolbar, select Chart or Chart Lookup . The Patient Lookup window opens. In the Search Criteria section, enter the patient's information, and then select Find. Patient records that match the search criteria, appear in the Matching Records section. Select the patient, and then select Open. The Patient Chart window opens. Select the Clinical History/Notes tab. The Clinical History/Notes window opens displaying Topics and Description. Under the Topics section, select the category to attach the note and then right-click in the Descriptions section and select Quicknote. The Quicknote window opens. Enter a subject for the note. Select a description for the user note from the User Note Description list. Note: User Note Descriptions are automatically filled text items that you can select when you create a note. Enter a description for the note in Note Entry. Select OK. Note: NextGen® Enterprise PM timestamps the create date, author of the note, and any

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add or Modify an Encounter Note

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Chart. The Patient Lookup window opens. Enter search criteria to locate the desired patient. Select Find. All existing persons and patients that match the search criteria entered display in the Matching Records section of the window. In the Matching Records list, double-click to open the patient. The Patient Chart window opens. Select the Encounters tab. From the Encounters list on the left, open the desired encounter. The Encounter Maintenance window opens. Select the Billing & Collections tab. In the Encounter Notes section, do one of the following: To add a note, select the Open Menu icon and select New. To modify an existing note, select the item in the list, select Open Menu, and then select Open. The Patient Notes window opens. In the Subject and Note Entry fields, do one of the following. Enter a free-text subject and note. In the User Note Description field, select one or more pre-defined notes, and then select the arrow button to add the sel

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Add an Encounter Note

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. Select Tasks > Worklog Manager or from the main toolbar select the Worklognull button. The Enterprise Worklog Manager window opens. Enter the necessary search criteria, and then select Find to display the task list. If you want to open the tasks specifically assigned to you as a user, you can select the My Tasks button on the Enterprise Worklog Manager window, or you can access them through the Tasks section of the Advisor window. Select and double-click the desired task or right-click the task, and then select Open. The Edit Task window opens for the task you want to update. Edit Task window From the Notes tab, right-click on the notes area, and then select New > Encounter Note. The Patient Notes window opens. Patient Notes window Enter the necessary details, and then select OK. Note: When you add encounter notes to encounter source types, the notes are added to the encounter. When you add encounter notes to a chart or appointment source type, the notes ar

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Define Order Result Notifications

The Order Results Notifications master file provides a complete list of users to be notified of test results from a particular external lab system. To define Order result notifications: From the application launcher, select File Maintenance > Master Files > System > Order Result Notifications.The Order Result Notifications List window opens. From the List access box, do one of the following: To add a new item, select open menu , and then select New. To modify an item, select the item in the list, select open menu , and then select Open. You can also double-click the item to open it. The Add Order Test Results Notification Information window opens. Enter the notification information. To add a user to be notified, select Add. The Address Book window opens. Under Show Users From, select the practice from which you want to select users. Under Available Users and Groups, select the users or groups you want to have notified of test results. The available Users list displays every user in the

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise 8

Add or Modify the User Image Descriptions

The User Image Description master file provides a list of image descriptions in the database in relation to each specific NextGen user. The Images table is user-defined. To modify a user image description, perform the following steps: From the List Access dialog box, select a user name in the list, select the Open Menu button, then select Open. The Modify Image Description Information window displays. Field Description User Displays the user name you selected. Description Displays any previously entered descriptions. Do one of the following: To add a new description, select the Open Menu button, then select New. To modify a description, select the item in the list, select the Open Menu button, then select Open. The cursor appears on a blank line in the Description list. Enter the new description and select Close. Parent topic: Master Files - System

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