Link a Template Field to an AOE Question and Answer

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Answer AOE Questions for a Test

In the Select Tests tab, select a test that has AOE questions attached to it. Select the button next to the question to open the Test Details tab. The AOE questions associated with the test appear. A question is in bold if an answer is required. If you are ordering several tests for the same test order, and more than one asks the same AOE question, an icon appears before the test name. To display a tooltip, hover over the icon. Do one of the following: Enter the answer in the Answer field. For some questions, select in the Answer field, and select the answer from the list at the right of the Answer field. Select Save or Save & Send. If you try to save without entering an answer, a message appears prompting you to answer the question. If the answer is accepted, the order is saved. Link a Template Field to an AOE Question and Answer Parent topic: Test Details Tab

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Information for AOE Questions

Certain lab test orders require patient information to run the test and determine the results. For example, the test might require a person's height, weight, age, race, or other information. To define Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions in NextGen® Enterprise, you must gather the following information for each question you use with any testing performed at your practice, and then create entries for the question(s) using File Maintenance. Column Column Content System This value is the testing entity, such as Labcorp or Quest Diagnostics. Question Code This code value is provided by the testing entity, such as Labcorp or Quest Diagnostics. Each testing entity has its own naming requirements. Description This is a free text field. The description for the question is selected by you. Source Type Select using the drop-down arrow: Free Text, Pick List or Template Native Data Type Values such as numeric, date, alpha-numeric AOE Answers Contains the text for the format of this AOE question. For

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Define an AOE Question

Select File Maintenance > Master Files > System > Order AOE Questions. Select Open Menu and select New. The Order AOE Questions dialog box opens. Select the drop-down list and select a performing entity (lab or radiology) system for this question. Enter the order test value Code specific to the performing system being used. These codes are sent to the user by the performing entity and are different for each performing entity's list of tests. Select the drop-down arrow to select a Source Type. Select the desired value to select one. Free Text. The user can enter any value. List. The user must make a selection from a pre-defined AOE Answers list. Template. NextGen software picks up the value in the selected template field. If you select "list" it brings up the list of defined AOE Answers that you created for your database using File Maintenance. This can be a question to make it clear to the user what value needs to be entered. For example: "Did the patient fast?" If you select "string"

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Answer Lab AOE Questions

You can associate the Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions with an order test in the File Maintenance Order Tests Master File. The AOE questions and the associated answers are configured in File Maintenance Order AOE Questions and Order AOE Answers master files. For information on AOE set up, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest File Maintenance Guides for NextGen® Enterprise. If the orders are associated with the Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions, the icon appears next to AOE and an asterisk (*) appears in the AOE column in the grid. Click the warning symbol may be new symbol to open an alert message letting you know there are AOE questions to answer. To view and answer any AOE questions associated with the selected lab vendor, click AOE. The Lab AOE Questions template opens with a list of questions. Select a question in the AOE Questions grid. The answers associated with the selected question appear in the AOE Entry grid. Note: The AOE questions and the a

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Duplicating AOE Questions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR version 5.6 and later enables you to map multiple tests to the same AOE question. If you have duplicated your AOE questions in NextGen® Enterprise EHR version 5.5.x, only one instance of each unique question is kept during the upgrade to NextGen® Enterprise EHR version 5.6 or later. You must re-map all templates/fields that might be affected during the upgrade process. To determine whether you have any duplicate AOE questions and/or if you need to remap any templates, download the 5.6 AOE Questions Upgrade Crystal Report package from the NextGen® Enterprise website. The report identifies whether you have duplicate AOE questions, which duplicate AOE questions are no longer mapped to a template and which templates are affected. CAUTION: You must perform all of the required steps in your Test environment first, prior to upgrading your Production environment. Parent topic: Setting Up AOE Questions

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Creating Ask at Order Entry (AOE) Answers

Order AOE Answers in File Maintenance is the master file you use to define the list of answers used for Order AOE questions if the Source type is pick list. If a test vendor gives you a list of acceptable answers for AOE questions, you can create and link the provided answer list to the questions for that specific testing vendor (for example Quest Diagnostics or Labcorp). This helps to prevent problems with format and content of answers to Order AOE Questions. The System field on the Order AOE Answers dialog box is selected from a list of performing entities, such as Quest Diagnostics, Orchard and Labcorp. The Code field is a unique answer ID. The Description is text that easily identifies the question, for example: Patient Race, Fasting, Weight, Age, etc. If the question is defined as a required question the Orders Module displays it as bold when you are running NextGen® Enterprise EHR. For each order and for each question, you must create an instance of the answer. That means if you

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