Create a Lab Order Workflow

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Create a Radiology Order Workflow

This procedure provides an overview of the basic steps to create a radiology order. When you create an order, you must complete all required fields that have been set up as Mandatory Data Points in File Maintenance Practice Preferences. These required fields display in red text. If you do not fill in a required field, when you try to save your information, a message appears, prompting you to complete the field. For more information on setting up Mandatory Data Point fields in File Maintenance Practice Preferences, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Orders Module Setup Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the Orders module. Select the Orders Summary tab. On the Top toolbar, select New > Lab Order. If an encounter with today's date exists, the Create New Lab Order window opens. If an encounter with today's date does not exist, a message appears, prompting you to create an encounter or use a selected encounter. After you associate an encounter with the

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Orders Setup and Maintenance

The Orders Module supports both standard lab tests (blood work, urinalysis, etc.) and radiology tests (x-rays, MRIs, etc.). These tests must be selected and defined for your practice. You can use the tests in the NextGen® compendium; you can use the tests from your testing entities (such as Labcorp); or, you can define your own set of tests. Before setting up the NextGen Compendium or Orders Tests, to ensure the most recent compendiums are loaded, your system administrator must run the Order Management Console. The test settings, questions and other definitions for the Orders Module are set up using File Maintenance. The master files store all data needed by the Orders Module, and they must also be properly set up before you can use the Orders Module. You should define these Orders master files first: Order Tests, Order Components, Order Test Favorites, Order AOE Questions and Order AOE Answers. After setting up the required master files, it is recommended that you set up these master

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Orders Master Files Content

The Orders Module supports both standard lab tests (blood work, urinalysis, etc.) and radiology tests (x-rays, MRIs, etc.). These tests must be selected and defined for your practice. You can use the tests in the NextGen compendium; you can use the tests from your testing entities (such asLabcorp); or, you can define your own set of tests. Before setting up the NextGen Compendium or Orders Tests, to ensure the most recent compendiums are loaded, your system administrator should run the Order Management Console. The test settings, questions and other definitions for the Orders Module are set up using File Maintenance. The master files store all data needed by the Orders Module, and they must also be properly set up before you can use the Orders Module. You should define these Orders master files first:Order Tests,Order Components,Order Test Favorites,Order AOE QuestionsandOrder AOE Answers. After setting up the required master files, it is recommended that you set up theOrder Result Not

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Lab Order Quick Reference

The following table provides a quick reference for common lab order and result tasks and where to find more information. How do I? Do This: Reference Define a test compendium You can load lab tests into NextGen® Enterprise EHR using the Orders Management Console (OMC). The following compendiums are available: NextGen® Enterprise compendium Labcorp® compendium Quest Diagnostics™ compendium Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) codes compendium Go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Orders Module Setup Guide for NextGen® Enterprise. Order a lab test You can place lab test orders within the Orders module using the Create New Lab Order for Patient Name window. Lab tests can also be placed through a NextGen® Enterprise EHR template or from a bulk order generated through NextGen Care® Population Management Hub. Create a Lab Order Complete an unfinished lab order that was started from the Orders Search bar You can complete unfinished orders from

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Orders Master Files Content

The following master files are set up and updated in File Maintenance. Master File Description Order Tests You can manually add or modify tests and their appropriate codes in the Order Tests master file. Tip: Create this table first. Order Components The Order Components master file stores units and reference range data for individual tests. This is useful if using the NextGen results view or if you are entering results manually. Tip: Create this table second. Order Test Favorites You can manually create Order Test Favorites Groups that consist of specific tests used by a provider. Tip: Create this table last. Order Result Notifications In the Order Result Notifications master file you can build a list of users to notify when test results are received. Order Results Sequences You can create the display order in which test results are displayed in the result flow sheet. Set up this table after results are received. Order AOE Questions This master file allows you to create Ask At Order E

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Set Up Other Required Orders fields

Select File Maintenance > Master Files > System > EHR > Practices > Preferences > Orders Module. Select All tab. The Mandatory Data Points options appear. To display the required fields for a certain order action, such as creating a lab order, in the Data Points Context field select the appropriate order action. Select the Effective Date to indicate what date the field displays as required, if necessary. Select the Open Record button. The Data Points Context window opens. Highlight the field (or fields), and select the right arrow to move the field to the Included section (this marks the field as required). For example, select Diagnosis and select the right arrow to move it to the Included section. Continue moving any additional fields, if necessary. Select OK. The fields selected as required, display in the Field Name section. To apply the fields selected as required to all practices, select Apply to all practices, if appropriate. To save your update, select OK. The Modify Practice In

Create a Lab Order Workflow

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Orders Master Files Content

Set Up Other Required Orders fields