Modify Patient Information

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Add Patients to NextGen Care® Population Management Hub

You can add a patient from the Patient Information Card (PIC) in NextGen® Enterprise EHR to the My Lists tab in NextGen Care® Population Management Hub. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest NextGen®Care Population Management Hub User Guide forNextGen®Enterprise. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from Patient Lookup window. On the PIC, select Profile Options, and then select Add Patient to My List from the list.The Save as My List window opens. Under the Update Saved List section, select the list name, and do one of the following: To include patients from both lists, select Merge. To replace all patients in the existing list, select Override. Select OK.The patient is added to the My Lists tab in NextGen Care® Population Management Hub. Parent topic: Using Layout and User Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

View the Patient Information Card

When you open a patient's chart, the patient's information appears on the Patient Information Card (PIC) in the default expanded view. The PIC's position is fixed and always visible from any clinical module or template within the NextGen® Enterprise EHR workflow. You can collapse the PIC when you need more workspace for other modules or templates. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Search for and select a patient from Patient Lookup window. The patient chart opens and the expanded view of the PIC appears by default. To collapse the PIC, select button. Note: In the collapsed view, you can select Profile Options to view and select templates that are available in the expanded view of the PIC. To return to the expanded view, select button. Viewing Patient's General Information You can view a patient's general information on the Patient Information Card (PIC), including non-demographic and social history information. Viewing Patient Demographics Information You can view up to three types of pati

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Overview of Patient Information Card

The Patient Information Card (PIC) is a redesigned and enhanced version of the former Patient Information Bar (PIB) in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. The PIC is available in NextGen® Enterprise EHR 8 and later versions. The PIC provides a well-organized user interface and simplified navigation to patient and encounter information. You can configure the overall appearance of the PIC, that is, show, hide, or re-arrange the order of the data fields and template links at the practice level in File Maintenance. The PIC includes information on the following: General patient details NextGen® PxP Portal enrollment status Patient alerts Patient tracking details Current encounter indication Patient demographics Patient social history General encounter data Parent topic: Using Layout and User Preferences

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Send Messages to Patients

Before you begin Ensure that the patient is enrolled in Patient Portal. You can initiate a message from the Patient Information Card (PIC) and send it to a recipient in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can attach a template, document, image, email, or report to the message. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from the Patient Lookup window. On the PIC, select New Message. Note: The New Message button appears only when the patient enrollment is complete in Patient Portal. The icon indicates that the enrollment is complete. The Patient Portal Message window opens with the recipient’s name in the To field by default. You can change the recipient or add recipients from the To list. Verify the recipient's name, enter the subject, and message, and then select Send & Chart. If you do not want to add the message to patient's chart, select the Do not add to chart option under Send & Chart. For more information on various options available on the Patient Portal Message window, go to N

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Modify Patient Information in NextGen® Enterprise EHR

Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select the Patient icon or select File > Select Patient. The Patient Lookup window opens. Enter the search criteria and selectFind. TheMatching Recordslist displays the records that meet the search criteria. Right-click the desired patient and select Open from the menu. The Modify Patient Information window opens displaying the demographic information of the selected patient. Modify the fields as required and selectOKto save the changes. For information on how to add patient details in theDemographicstab, see: Add General Information for Persons or Patients Add Address Information Add Contact Information Parent topic: Demographic Information in a Person or Patient Profile

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Using Layout and User Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR layout comprises menus and toolbars such as Title bar, Main menu, Top toolbar, and Status bar. You can set the user preferences and work with patient encounters and categories. You can also view the calendars and icons, and access the Alerts module, if the Patient Information Card (PIC) is enabled. The PIC in NextGen® Enterprise EHR provides the following information. Patient general information Patient demographics information Patient medical summary information Encounter-based information NextGen® Enterprise comes with an integrated spelling checker that automatically detects and corrects spelling errors as you type alphanumeric characters in certain text fields. You can use the spelling checker only on editable fields. NextGen Enterprise EHR User Interface Overview of the Main Window Overview of the NextGen® Enterprise EHR main window, its menus, toolbars, modules, and other components components. Quick Buttons for Patient Medical Summary Information You can

Modify Patient Information

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Add Patients to NextGen Care® Population Management Hub

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Modify Patient Information in NextGen® Enterprise EHR

Using Layout and User Preferences

Add Patients to NextGen Care® Population Management Hub

View the Patient Information Card

Overview of Patient Information Card

Send Messages to Patients

Modify Patient Information in NextGen® Enterprise EHR

Using Layout and User Preferences