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Growth Chart Generation from NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine

NextGen® Enterprise EHR enables you to record a pediatric patient's body measurements and graph growth charts from them using NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine pediatric templates. The growth chart uses template data from all of the patient's encounters. You can generate a selected type of growth chart from the Record Vital Signs template or a set of up to four growth charts at a time from the Pediatric Vital Signs template. The growth chart graphs are based on the type and age of the patient and the measurements provided. You can also generate growth charts from a NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine template by using File menu commands in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can graph BMI, height, weight, head circumference, and weight versus length. For more information on using NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine for pediatric patients, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Pediatrics User Guide for NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine. Growth Chart Measurements Parent topic: Vi

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Generate Growth Charts on the Vital Signs Template

You can select the Growth Chart link on the Pediatric Vital Signs template to view a set of up to four growth charts at a time in a single window. The set may include growth charts for height, weight, head circumference, and BMI. Before you begin Before you generate a growth chart, you must set up the appropriate graphing preferences in System Administrator. You need to set up the following gestational age in graphing preferences: Gestational Age - Days Set the Gestational Age - Days value as Birth_.hx_.gestDays Gestational Age - Weeks Set the Gestational Age - Weeks value as Birth_.hx_.gest_weeks For more information on growth charts and graphing preferences, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Growth Charts User Guide forNextGen®Enterprise EHR and System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise. You can enter the gestational age on the Pediatric Under 2 Years Vital Signs template or the Pregnancy/Birth History template. The best practice is to add the

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Pediatric Vital Signs

You can document and manage the vital signs of a pediatric patient in the Vital Signs panel. You can add multiple vital signs for a patient during an encounter. The most recent value for each vital sign appears in the corresponding area in the grid. Vital Signs The Add button in the Vital Signs panel opens one of the following template based on the patient's age. The Pediatric Under 2 Years Vital Signs template for patients under 2 years of age. The template includes the Gestational age at birth fields to enter the patient's gestational age in weeks and days. The days field accepts values between 0 to 6. The template notifies you with an instructional text message when the Fenton Growth Chart has been used for the calculation of the percentiles. The display of the percentiles is based on the data in the Gestational age at birth field with a value less than 37 weeks and a gestational birth age of up to 50 weeks. For a premature patient, you can record the prematurity and the gestational

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Premature Growth Charts

Premature growth charts are available for age versus height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and head circumference, and weight versus length. They are automatically generated for a patient with a gestational age of less than 37 weeks at birth and a current gestational age of up to 50 weeks. An age adjustment plot can be used when the patient is older than 50 weeks. Premature growth charts use data from the 2013 Fenton Growth Chart study to graph the percentiles: 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90, and 95. The growth charts display Fenton 2013 Preterm Growth Chart in the title. For example, the title for a head circumference growth chart for a premature girl is Age vs. Head Circumference (Fenton 2013 Preterm Growth Chart, Girls). For a premature boy, the title for a height growth chart is Age vs. Height (Fenton 2013 Preterm Growth Chart, Boys) and for a weight growth chart, it is Age vs. Weight (Fenton 2013 Preterm Growth Chart, Boys). Premature growth charts are not displayed for Turner syndrome pa

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

View Pediatric Growth Charts

You can view the pediatric growth chart based on the age and measurements of the patient. The standard growth chart measures BMI, weight, height, and head circumference. Before you begin Before you generate a growth chart, you must set up the appropriate graphing preferences. For more information on growth charts and graphing preferences, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Growth Charts User Guide forNextGen®Enterprise EHR and System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise. Open the SOAP template. In the Vital Signs panel, click Add. The Pediatric [Age] Vital Signs template opens. In the Growth percentile section, click the Growth Chart link. The Pediatric Growth Charts - graph template opens based on the age and measurements of the patient. Pediatric Growth Charts - graph Note: Age vs. BMI growth charts appear even if the patient age is less than two years. However, the patient's details are not plotted on theAge vs. BMIgrowth chart, if they are unde

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Pediatric Growth Charts

NextGen® Enterprise enables you to record a pediatric patient's body measurements and graph growth charts on the measurements using the standard NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine pediatric templates. The growth chart uses data from all the patient encounters. For a premature patient, you can record prematurity and the gestational age on the Birth History template and the preterm growth charts are used for the patient. The Growth Chart link is available on the Record Vital Signs and the age-based Pediatric Vital Signs templates. You can also generate growth charts from the File menu on NextGen® Enterprise. Different growth charts available in NextGen® Enterprise include BMI, height, weight, head circumference, and weight vs. length graphs. You can indicate if the patient has down syndrome or turner syndrome on the Birth History template. Once selected, the values carry forward to future encounters, then for the patient, the Growth Chart link opens the specialized growth charts for turner

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