Access the Vaccine Inventory While Administering Immunizations

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Access Vaccine Billing While Administering Immunizations

When administering immunizations, you can access the Vaccine Billing option from the Create New/Update Immunizations Order <patient name> window. This enables you to: Map custom VFC SIM codes and other unique Immunization codes. Indicate which VFC SIM code is the VFC default. Note: Once the Immunizations administration is complete, the appropriate billing codes are then sent to NextGen® Enterprise PM for charge processing. Open Immunizations tab from the NextGen® Enterprise EHR Orders module and create a immunizations order. On the Select Vaccines tab, select a vaccine or vaccines. To access Vaccine Billing, from the Create New/Update Immunizations Order <patient name> window, select the button at the top right of the window. A list displays Vaccine Inventory and Vaccine Billing. Select Vaccine Billing. The Vaccine Billing List window opens. To map customized VFC SIM codes or non-VFC codes for billing purposes, select New from the Open Menu button. To update a CPT code, select a CPT co

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Manage the Immunizations Recommendations List

Before you begin Ensure that you have configured the universal preferences for external web-based resources in System Administrator. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest System Administrator Guide for NextGen® Enterprise. Ensure that you have configured the vaccine relationships and schedules in File Maintenance. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest File Maintenance Preferences Guide for NextGen® Enterprise. Ensure that you have configured allergy check for immunization orders. Ensure that you have configured drug interactions checks. For more information on the medication interactions setup, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Drug Interaction and Medication Update Utility User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR and Medications and Medication Allergies Module User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can view a patient's immunizations recommendations

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Create Immunization Orders

You can use the Immunizations template to review immunizations for the patient and to create an immunization record. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Intake - Cardiology template. Click the Cardiac Orders panel. Click Immunizations. The Immunizations template opens. Click New. The Create New Immunization Order template opens. Click plus next to Select Diagnosis to attach a diagnosis to the vaccine. In the Select Vaccines section, click Search All to order vaccines. Note: Vaccines can be searched by vaccine name, CVX code, CPT®4 code, or CPT4 description. There is also an option to search all vaccines or only those within the inventory. The Search Vaccines window opens. Enter the vaccine name, CVX code, CPT4 code, or CPT4 description. Select the Search inventory only or Search all vaccines option. Click Find. Select the desired vaccines. Click OK. Create Immunization Order from the Vaccine Category Favorites You can use create an immunization record from the Vaccine Category favor

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Best Practices for Managing Your Immunizations Life Cycle

To create and track your Immunization orders effectively, NextGen® Enterprise EHR Immunizations module provides comprehensive functionality that is based on how you set up Immunizations in File Maintenance and System Administrator. Each practice has its own unique Orders and Immunizations workflow. As you use the Immunizations module, consider your primary patient type, such as pediatric and your overall workflow. For example, immunizations orders flow may begin with your physician conducting an office visit, selecting immunizations, and then passing the administration of immunizations to the clinical staff. To help you process your immunizations more effectively, consider the following best practices for managing your immunizations life cycle: To view the current vaccine schedules to determine which immunizations are due, access the Immunization Schedules (that is Chart, Recommendation, and Registry). To order an immunization, select a vaccine, provide the appropriate vaccine detail,

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View Patient's Immunization Status

Before you begin You must ensure that you have the View access right enabled in MODULES > Medical Records > Orders in System Administrator. For more information on user access rights, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise. You can view the patient's overdue vaccines, that is, vaccine series that are past due, due now, and pending. You can also open the Orders Module for more details on the patient's immunization order history. For more information on immunizations, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Immunizations Module User Guide forNextGen®Enterprise EHR. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from the Patient Lookup window. To view a quick list of the patient's immunization status, on the Quick Buttons panel, hover over Immunizations Due.The Immunizations Due table appears displaying a list of the vaccine series names that have the Past Due, Due Now, and Pendin

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Add an Immunization to an Administered Immunizations Order

Open the Orders module and select the Orders Summary tab. To add a new Immunizations to an existing order, right-click the immunizations order and select Update or double-click the immunizations order. The Vaccine Details tab appears. Select the Select Vaccines tab, select the appropriate vaccine from the list, or select a search option. For example, a patient also received a Hep B immunization during the visit and the immunization needs to be added to the original Immunizations order. The system adds the selected vaccine to the Assign Diagnosis to Selected Vaccines section. Select the Vaccine Details tab. Select the new Immunizations order from the list of vaccines to administer, for example, Hep B. Select the Registry from the list, if necessary. Select the Lot Number or enter the number manually and any other vaccine or clinical information, as required. Select the appropriate Save option. The system adds the Immunization, updates the status to Administered, and updates the registry