Delete a Custom Appointment Status
You can delete a custom appointment status if no longer required.
In the
Appointment Preferences
window, select the appointment status to delete.
Select
Delete
.
The appointment status is removed from the list of status.
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Create a Custom Appointment Status
You can create custom statuses for appointments and associate them with a color. When you create or update an appointment and enter a custom status, it displays in the selected color in the appointments list. From the Appointments menu, select Preferences. The Appointment Preferences window opens. Enter an appointment status in Status. Confirmed and Cancelled are default status. To select a basic color or defining a custom color, select Text Color. The Color window opens. Select a color to associate with the status, and then select OK. Select Add. The custom appointment status and color are saved, and added to the list of status. Parent topic: Appointments
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Change a Custom Appointment Status
You can change the status description or color. In the Appointment Preferences window, select the appointment status to update. To change the status description, enter the new description in Status. To change the associated color, select the Text Color box to display a Color window, and then select a basic color or define a custom color. Choose a color to associate with the status, and then select OK. Select Update. Changes to the appointment status description and color are saved, and added to the list of status. Parent topic: Appointments
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Remove an Appointment
You can only remove appointments created in NextGen® Enterprise EHR, not those created in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Note: Removing an appointment is not the same as canceling it. Removing an appointment permanently deletes it. Select an appointment. Select Remove in the toolbar. A confirmation message Appointments appears for removal of appointments. Select Yes. The appointment is permanently deleted from the Appointments list. Parent topic: Appointments
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Appointments Preferences Setting
The custom preferences for viewing the contents of the Appointments tab, are. Custom appointment status Refresh rate for the the appointments list Set up the Appointments Refresh Rate Procedure to set up the appointments refresh rate. Parent topic: Appointments
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Cancel an Appointment
You can only cancel appointments created in NextGen® Enterprise EHR, not those created in NextGen® Enterprise PM. You can view the canceled appointments. Select an appointment. Select Cancel Appointment in the toolbar. An Appointments cancelation confirmation window opens. To cancel the appointment, select Yes. The appointment is cancelled and removed from the appointments list. To view canceled appointments, select Appointments > Show Cancelled Appointments menu. Canceled appointments appear with a strikethrough line. Note: Appointments canceled for the current date are displayed, whether the Show Cancelled Appointments options is not selected. Parent topic: Appointments
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Open the Orders Module from the Appointments List
You can access the Orders module from the appointments list for the selected patient. Select an appointment in the appointments list. Select Orders in the toolbar. The Orders module and patient chart for the selected patient opens. Parent topic: Appointments
