Automatic Document and Image Attachment to Test Results

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Enter Radiology Test Results Manually

Radiology test results can be entered with NextGen Clinical Mesage Manager and an interface agent, or you can enter them manually. You must have permission to add results. On the Orders Summary tab, select an order. To expand the Results panel, select the Results down arrow. Select the New Document and Images Results Entry tab. Browse to the path that contains the desired diagnostic image, select the image, and then select OK. Note: This path for images can be defined with the System Administrator > Universal Preferences > Images > Image Path. To collapse the Results panel, select the Results up arrow. Parent topic: Using the Results Panel

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New Document and Images Entry Tab

On the New Document and Images tab, you can attach documents and images to lab and radiology orders. Test results are available in electronic form or paper form. If your test results are paper-based, you can scan the document and link it to the test order result. You can also search for other NextGen® Enterprise EHR documents on your file systems and other documents, such as Document Management (DM) images, and Microsoft® Word (.doc and -.docx formats). You must have permission assigned to link orders results and documents. Your System Administrator assigns your permissions. The New Document and Images Entry tab provides the following toolbar options. Option Description Select panel Selects a result panel. Browse File System Browses the file system to look for a document or image file to attach. This function supports both -.doc and -.docx file formats. It also supports -.pcx format for images. Search EHR Searches NextGen® Enterprise EHR for documents or images on the encounter associa

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Enter Lab Test Results Manually

Lab test results can be entered with NextGen Clinical Message Manager and an interface agent, or you can enter them manually. You must have permission to add results, otherwise the test results are not visible. On the Orders Summary tab, select an order. To expand the Results panel, select the Results down arrow. Select the New Results Entry tab. Enter the results detail and select Save. A message appears, confirming that the results are saved. To collapse the Results panel, select the Results up arrow. Parent topic: Using the Results Panel

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Using the Results Panel

You can perform the following actions in the Results panel on the Orders Summary tab: Enter test results coming in with an interface using the Formatted Results, Grid Results, or Documents, Images, and URLs tabs. Manually enter results using the New Results Entry tab. Manually enter related documents using the New Document and Images Entry tab. View and add tracking comments. Send lab results to NextGen® PxP Portal. The actions available on the Results panel toolbar change depending on which type of results are being viewed or created. Open the Results Panel Results Panel Tabs Customize the Header in the Results Panel Enter Lab Test Results Manually Enter Radiology Test Results Manually Sending Lab Results to NextGen Enterprise Patient Portal Formatted Results Tab Grid Results Tab Documents, Images, and Urls Tab New Results Entry Tab New Document and Images Entry Tab Automatic Document and Image Attachment to Test Results Viewing New Order Tests Results in the Workflow Module View Orde

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Sign off Orders in the PAQ

To view and sign off DM images, access PAQ. Select a DM image associated with a patient. To display the Orders Document Link and Unlink section, select the Orders Module button on the PAQ panel. The system displays the order types and tests based on the order preferences selected in File Maintenance (that is, Order Type and Source). If necessary, you can unlink orders. For example, if a different DM image needs to be linked to an order. Note: You can only unlink an image that has been linked to an order processed in the Orders module If necessary, link an image, by selecting Link or Complete (for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine results). Add any comments, if needed, and perform Sign off for the selected DM Image. The system updates the status of the order or result, as appropriate. For Lab tests processed in the Orders module, the system updates the order status from Ordered to Assigned when the DM image is linked to a test. (The provider will then see the Assigned order in the PAQ fo

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Set Up Document Linking Practice Preferences

To link DM images to orders functions in DM and PAQ, your practice must first set up the appropriate order type filter preferences. To select the default order preferences that the system displays in DM and the PAQ for document linking, do the following: Select File Maintenance > Master Files > System > EHR > Practices > Preferences > Orders Module. Select All tab. In the Orders / Results Linking section, select the default order type to display when selecting orders to link to a scanned document. If your practice receives the majority of radiology test results as scanned documents, select Diagnostics/Radiology as the Default View. In the Order Type and Default Source section, select the Default Source for each Order Type. If your practice places the majority of your Radiology orders in NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, select Adaptive Content Engine (as the source). If Lab Orders are placed in or processed to the Order module, select the Orders Module as the source for that order type

Automatic Document and Image Attachment to Test Results

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Enter Radiology Test Results Manually

New Document and Images Entry Tab

Enter Lab Test Results Manually

Using the Results Panel

Sign off Orders in the PAQ

Set Up Document Linking Practice Preferences

Enter Radiology Test Results Manually

New Document and Images Entry Tab

Enter Lab Test Results Manually

Using the Results Panel

Sign off Orders in the PAQ

Set Up Document Linking Practice Preferences