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Add Diagnoses to Order Items

Before you begin

Ensure that you select the Require Assessment Status check box under Assessment in the Practice Configuration template to prevent adding any of your diagnosis selections in CPOE, to the following:
  • As a new problem (Dx) under the selected encounter.
  • As a new assessment under the My Plan tab in the SOAP, Intake, and other generated NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine templates.
  • As a new assessment in the Diagnoses tab.
You can select diagnoses in the Assign Diagnosis section, which displays the patient's diagnoses for the current and any previous encounters, and add them to your order items.
  1. Open CPOE.
  2. Select an order item.
  3. In the Assign Diagnosis section, select a diagnosis.
    CPOE adds the diagnosis to all the selected order items.
  4. To search for a diagnosis, do the following:
    1. Select Search.
      The diagnosis search window opens.

    2. On the left pane of the search window, select a diagnosis category.
      For more information on diagnosis categories, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Orders Module User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
    3. On the search bar, enter the diagnosis name and then select Search.
      The matching diagnoses and corresponding ICD codes appear.
    4. Select a diagnosis.
    5. Select Add to Cart.
    6. Select OK.
      CPOE adds the diagnosis to the Assign Diagnosis section and the selected order items.
  5. To select diagnoses that are already added to the current encounter, select Today.
  6. To clear the selected diagnoses, do one of the following:
    • Clear the corresponding check box.
    • To clear the selected diagnoses, and place order using a new combination of tests and diagnoses, select Clear For Add.
Related concepts
Selecting Orders