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Search for Images and Documents

When you search for documents and images inNextGen® Document Management,you can search among the categories, documents types, and fields you previously assigned to each document and image. The search criteria are not case sensitive.

  1. Open NextGen® Document Management.
  2. On the toolbar, select Search to open the Image Lookup window.
  3. To include images that are not filed to a patient or person, select the Search Non-Person Images checkbox.
  4. Search for a patient image by using a single field or a combination of multiple fields.

    You must enter at least two letters to perform a search. You can use wildcard characters (*), but do not use a wildcard character as the first character of your search criteria.

    The Matching Records grid displays the list of patients who are associated with images that match your search results.
  5. Double-click a patient record to open its associated images in the Search Results For: window.

    If you selected the Use Categories in Search Results option in Enterprise Preferences, then NextGen® Document Management displays the search results for a patient and sorts them by category.

    Search results window displaying the list of images

  6. Optional: Right-click the column header to customize the search results.
    The available column options of the shortcut menu may vary if you previously selected the Advanced patient result screen option in User Preferences.
  7. Double-click the image to open it in the viewer.