Medical Records Preferences

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View User Preferences

Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. From the Tools menu, select Preferences. The Preferences window opens. The window contains the following tabs: General (displays by default when you open the Preferences window) Main Toolbar Medical Records Templates Medications Formulary Reference Quality Reporting Documents Parent topic: User Preferences

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Change User Preferences

You can change many of the default user preferences within NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Access NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open Preferences window. Select the tab that contains the preferences to change. Change the preference in the selected tab. Select Apply. Depending on your selections, a warning message may appear, informing you that the preference changes are not in effect until the next time you open the application. Select OK to close the message. Select OK to accept the changes you have made and exit from the Preferences window. To exit without saving changes, select Cancel. Parent topic: User Preferences

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Medical Records Preferences

Use the Medical Records preferences to set up the default provider and location. When the preferences are saved, the selected location and provider are retained the next time when you open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. If the location and provider have not been set, when you log on, the Select Location window opens followed by the Select Provider window. These windows also appear if the location and provider are blank when you perform a patient lookup (select the Patient button or Select Patient from the File menu). You can select a different provider for the same location or a different location for the same provider, or change both the location and provider. You can also filter provider selection by the associated location. Set up Location Preferences Set up Provider Preferences Set up the Link Location and Provider Fields Preference Parent topic: User Preferences

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Set up Location Preferences

Setting up Location preferences enables NextGen® Enterprise EHR to automatically enter the location of a selected provider into the associated fields throughout the application. In the Location section of the Medical Records tab, select the Ellipsis button. The Select Location window opens. Do one of the following: Search for a location by name, contact, address, or phone number. Select Search. Double-click the location in the search results, or select the location, and select OK. To exit without selecting a location, select Cancel. To perform another search, select Clear and specify different parameters. To clear the ID and name in the Location field on the Preferences window, select Clear. If the location ID and name are cleared, at the initial logon, the Select Location window opens. You can then select a location to begin using the application. To display the location that was last selected, select the Default to Last Selected check box. NextGen Healthcare suggests beginner users l

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Set up Provider Preferences

Setting up Provider preferences enables NextGen® Enterprise EHR to automatically enter provider information into the associated fields throughout the application. In the Provider section of the Medical Records tab, select the Ellipsis button . The Select Provider window opens. Do one of the following: Search for a provider by specifying searchable parameters, such as Degree or Name of the provider. Select Search. Double-click the provider in the search results, or select the provider and select OK. To exit without selecting a provider, select Cancel. To search again, select Clear and specify different parameters. To clear the name in the Provider field, on the Preferences window, select Clear. If the name is cleared, at the initial logon, the Select Provider window opens. You can then select a provider to begin using the application. To display the provider that was last selected, select the Default to Last Selected check box. NextGen Healthcare suggests beginner users leave this prefe

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Set up the Link Location and Provider Fields Preference

Select the Use link between Location and Provider check box in the Medical Records tab to use the provider-location associations from File Maintenance when selecting providers for a location. The Location and Provider fields are not linked by default. When you enable the link, a message window notifies you that it will be in effect the next time you log on to NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select a Provider Associated with a Location Parent topic: Medical Records Preferences

Medical Records Preferences

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