Delete an External ID
- Select the Open Menu
button, and select Delete.
The following prompt appears: Confirm delete of this External ID?
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NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help
Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the Ext tab. Select the row for the external ID to be modified. Select the Open Menu button, and select Open. The Modify External Interface window appears. Modify the following fields as needed. External ID External System To save changes and close the window, select OK. Parent topic: Managing External System InformationModify an External ID
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help
Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the Ext tab. Select the Open Menu button, and select New. The Add External Interface window appears. In the External ID field, enter the person or patient's identifier in the external system. This field is required. In the External System field, select from list the appropriate external system. This field is required. Select one of the following buttons: To save changes and add another external system for the person or patient, select Next. To save changes and close the window, select OK. To close the window without saving changes, select Cancel. In the Other ID Number field, enter an identifier for the person or patient that is not related to an external system, if applicable. This number can be used when searching by Other ID Nbr on the Patient Lookup window. For example, enter a patient's medical record number from a legacy application. To save changes and close the window, select OK.Add an External ID
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help
On the External tab, you can enter ID numbers from other systems for a person or patient. This functionality is used with interfaces between a NextGen application and another external application where the ID number for each person or patient is different in the two systems. Examples include a demographics interface with a hospital, or an orders interface with a lab. Information on the External tab is stored at the system level; therefore, all practices in all enterprises share the same information for a person or patient. The External tab is available as follows: Window: NextGen® Enterprise EHR NextGen® Enterprise PM NextGen® Optical Management Person Information Yes Yes N/A Patient Information Yes Yes Yes Add an External ID Modify an External ID Delete an External ID Parent topic: Management of Demographic RecordsManaging External System Information
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help
Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the Employer tab. Select the row for the employer to be deleted. Select the Open Menu button, and select Delete. The following prompt appears: Confirm delete of employment at [Employer Name]. To delete the employer, select OK. Parent topic: Managing Employer InformationDelete an Employer
Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8
Open the Person Information or Patient Information window for the desired person or patient. Select the Employer tab. Select the row for the employer to be deleted. Select the Open Menu button, and select Delete. The following prompt appears: Confirm delete of employment at [Employer Name]. To delete the employer, select OK. Parent topic: Managing Employer InformationDelete an Employer
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help
Open the Patient Information window for the desired patient. Select the Relations/Roles tab. The Contact section displays the current contact. Select the Open Record button. The Modify Contact Information window appears. Select Delete. The following prompt appears: Confirm removal of patient contact? To delete the contact, select OK. Note: The deleted contact is not removed from the Relationship section of the tab. Parent topic: Contact Information