Common Application Icons

Icon	Name	Description
	Person	Indicates a Person entry in the NextGen database.
	Patient	Indicates a Patient entry in the NextGen database.
	Enterprise Patient	Indicated an Enterprise Patient entry in the NextGen database.
	Open Menu	Provides windows "File Menu" functions - Open, Delete, and New.
	Who/When	Displays the Modification Information window.
/	Calendar	Displays the pull-down calendar within another window.
	Search	Displays a Search window.

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Application and Patient Information

The title bar appears at the top of NextGen® Enterprise EHR main window and displays the application and patient name. When you open a module, the module name also appears on the title bar. If you open other items, such as templates, documents, or images, the item name and time stamp appear on the title bar. In case of images, the image dimensions also appear. You can display the following additional patient identifiers based on your practice preferences settings. Date of birth and age Medical record number Gender Social Security number Phone number Preferred name Parent topic: Overview of the Main Window

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Common Application Icons

There are seven commonly used application icons. Icon Name Description Person Indicates a Person entry in the NextGen database. Patient Indicates a Patient entry in the NextGen database. Enterprise Patient Indicated an Enterprise Patient entry in the NextGen database. Open Menu Provides windows "File Menu" functions - Open, Delete, and New. Who/When Displays the Modification Information window. / Calendar Displays the pull-down calendar within another window. Search Displays a Search window. For more information on persons and patients, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Patient Demographics Guide for NextGen Enterprise. Parent topic: NextGen Enterprise EHR Main Window

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Search for a Person or Patient

Open NextGen® Enterprise PM. From the Tasks menu, select Lookup > Charts. The Patient Lookup window opens. To search for a patient, enter the search criteria data. You can use different combinations of the search criteria to search for a patient. Select Find. People and patient records that match the search criteria, appear in the display in the Matching Records section. NextGen® Enterprise PM displays different icons for persons, patients, and patients enrolled in Enterprise Chart. The globe People icon icon indicates people who do not have a chart. The folder Patient icon icon indicates people or patients with a chart. The folder with a small globe People or Patients with an enterprise chart icon indicates people or patients enrolled in Enterprise Chart. Patient Lookup Window Note: To prevent creation of duplicate records, it is suggested to use a different criteria for performing the patient search if the desired person or patient is not found. Parent topic: Creating Patient Charts

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Using Layout and User Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR layout comprises menus and toolbars such as Title bar, Main menu, Top toolbar, and Status bar. You can set the user preferences and work with patient encounters and categories. You can also view the calendars and icons, and access the Alerts module, if the Patient Information Card (PIC) is enabled. The PIC in NextGen® Enterprise EHR provides the following information. Patient general information Patient demographics information Patient medical summary information Encounter-based information NextGen® Enterprise comes with an integrated spelling checker that automatically detects and corrects spelling errors as you type alphanumeric characters in certain text fields. You can use the spelling checker only on editable fields. NextGen Enterprise EHR User Interface NextGen Enterprise EHR Main Window NextGen® Enterprise EHR main window comprises its menus, toolbars, modules, and other components. Quick Buttons for Patient Medical Summary Information You can view the pa

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Using Layout and User Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR layout comprises menus and toolbars such as Title bar, Main menu, Top toolbar, and Status bar. You can set the user preferences and work with patient encounters and categories. You can also view the calendars and icons, and access the Alerts module, if the Patient Information Card (PIC) is enabled. The PIC in NextGen® Enterprise EHR provides the following information. Patient general information Patient demographics information Patient medical summary information Encounter-based information NextGen® Enterprise comes with an integrated spelling checker that automatically detects and corrects spelling errors as you type alphanumeric characters in certain text fields. You can use the spelling checker only on editable fields. NextGen Enterprise EHR User Interface Overview of the Main Window Overview of the NextGen® Enterprise EHR main window, its menus, toolbars, modules, and other components components. Quick Buttons for Patient Medical Summary Information You can

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Application and Patient Information

The title bar appears at the top of NextGen® Enterprise EHR main window and displays the application and patient name. When you open a module, the module name also appears on the title bar. If you open other items, such as templates, documents, or images, the item name and time stamp appear on the title bar. In case of images, the image dimensions also appear. You can display the following additional patient identifiers based on your practice preferences settings. Date of birth and age Medical record number Gender Social Security number Phone number Preferred name Parent topic: NextGen Enterprise EHR Main Window

Common Application Icons

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Using Layout and User Preferences

Application and Patient Information