PAQ Preferences
You can set up the following custom preferences for:
General Options
Custom Rules
Quick Comments
PAQ General Tab Preference Options
Procedure to add a PAQ custom rule.Procedure to update a PAQ custon rule.Procedure to delete a PAQ custom rule.
Procedure to add a PAQ comment.Procedure to update a PAQ quick comment.Procedure to delete a PAQ quick comment.
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PAQ Tabs
The PAQ contains the following tabs. Pending Lists the items for which approval by the selected provider is pending. Rejected List the items rejected by the selected provider. History Lists the items accepted, rejected, and reassigned by the selected provider. You can select an item on any tab to view the details of the item. If you have the view items across practices preference set up, you can use the Practice list to view the items from a particular practice. You can also select the type of items to view in the Items list. Note: You can select or clear all the item selections using the Select All check box on the PAQ tabs. The selection of items filter on the Pending or Rejected tab is retained for the other tab but you must make a separate selection of items for the History tab. If at least one item is not selected in the Items list, the Select All check box gets cleared. The last selected items filter is retained on all the PAQ tabs. Mark PAQ items as Read or Unread in the Pending
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PAQ Hot Keys
The hot keys for the Provider Approval Queue tab are: Action Hot Key Description Accept Item Alt + A Accepts the selected item Reject Item Alt + R Rejects the selected item Reassign Item Alt + E Opens the Select a Provider window to assign the item to a different Provider New Task Alt +T Creates a new clinical task from the contents of the selected item Chart Alt + H Opens the patient's chart associated with the selected item Full Screen Alt + F Toggles Full Screen Mode for the selected item Sign off with Actions Alt + W Signs off the document and runs selected actions Parent topic: Provider Approval Queue
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PAQ General Tab Preference Options
The General tab on the PAQ Preferences window enables you to set up custom preferences to do the following. Stay signed on to the PAQ until you log off. Have the first item in your queue selected when you open the PAQ. View PAQ items across practices. Set up the PAQ sort order. Set up the PAQ timestamp display properties. Set up whether pending and rejected documents and images are displayed in the Encounter History tab. Set up how often the PAQ is refreshed. Set up the order results view. Copy document and image signoff comments to linked lab and radiology orders. You can copy PAQ Options from one user to another within the same practice using the Copy User Preferences option in the Admin menu in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. For more information, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Layout and Preferences Guide forNextGen®Enterprise EHR. Set up the Keep Me Signed on until Logout Preference Procedure to set up the user or provider signed in until logout. Set up
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Provider Approval Queue
To use the PAQ, you must enable it first and set up the provider assignment and relationship, required signoff items, and operations rights in the System Administrator application. As a provider or delegate, you can access the PAQ from the Workflow module. Note: A patient Inclusion or Exclusion List may restrict your access to PAQ items. If you are a workflow delegate for another user or provider, you may not be able to access the same PAQ items as that person. If you do not have access to a patient, the Restricted message appears under the Patient and Description columns. For more information on Inclusion and Exclusion List viewing restrictions, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the following documents. System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise Patient Demographics Guide forNextGen®Enterprise Orders Module User Guide forNextGen®Enterprise EHR The number of items in the PAQ appears in parentheses on the Provider Approval Queue tab. An exclamation point ind
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Set up Selection of the First Item in Your Queue
You can set up a preference to automatically select the first item available in your queue when you open the PAQ. From the Provider Approval Queue menu, select Preferences. The PAQ Preferences window opens, with the General tab in view. In the first section, select the Select the first item in the list when initialized check box, if it is not already selected. Select OK. Parent topic: PAQ General Tab Preference Options
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Set up the Sort Order for Items in Your Queue
From the Provider Approval Queue menu, select Preferences. The PAQ Preferences window opens, with the General tab in view. In the Sort Items By section, do the following: Select one of the following sort criteria from the list. Item Type Item Description Patient Name Date-Time Practice Select the Ascending or Descending order option. Select OK. Parent topic: PAQ General Tab Preference Options
