PAQ Setup

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PAQ Setup

The PAQ in the Workflow module enables you an easy sign-off capability for documents, images, notes, NextGen® Document Management images, orders, SAP® Crystal Reports®, and HIE documents. You need to use the latest version of SAP Crystal Reports. You must enter user name and password to access the PAQ Workflow module. You can select one of the available items to review, accept, reject, or create a new task associated with the item. The PAQ is an optional feature, available in System Administrator. If your practice does not enable the PAQ to use, the functionality for existing Workflow module remains same. If you enable the PAQ, the Top toolbar within NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays an additional PAQ icon . Select to enable the PAQ access and complete the setup for all applicable users. To properly set up the PAQ, do the following: Enable the PAQ feature. Complete the provider sign-off setup information. Set up the user-provider assignment and relationships. For more information on usi

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Set up a Provider Assignment and Relationship

To enable users to properly work with the PAQ and be able to sign off on items such as documents and images, you must set up the provider assignment and provider relationship. Access System Administrator. Select the User in the enterprise practice to set up a provider assignment. To assign to the selected user, from the Assigned Provider list on the General tab, select the Provider. The providers listed are those selected as rendering providers at this practice on the Practice tab of the Add/Modify Provider Information window in File Maintenance. From the Provider Relationship list on the General tab, select Self. If necessary, enter a date in the Provider Start Date and Provider End Date for the specific relationship you have selected. Select Update. The selected user is now configured and can sign off on items, such as documents, lab results, and images. Parent topic: PAQ Setup

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Set Up Provider Signoff

A provider can sign off on many different items, but you can specify which items are required. Note: Only the providers with an assignment and a relationship to a user are able to sign off on items. In System Administrator, select a practice. From the View menu, select Provider Sign-off Setup. The Provider Sign-off Setup window opens. Note: If Provider Sign-off Setup is not in the View menu, you must first enable PAQ. Select the enterprise and practice to specify which practice the set up is for, which limits the number of items (at the practice level) that can be included for review within the PAQ. The selections reduce the possibility of requiring providers to review PAQ items that typically may not require review within the provider’s practice. On the Provider tab, select which providers can use the Provider Approval Queue. Select the Setup tab. Select the items that a provider is required to sign off. Available items include: Documents. Select either all the available documents or

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Workflow Module and PAQ Setup

To set up rights and permissions for the Workflow module and the Provider Approval Queue (PAQ) tab, you must enable the PAQ in System Administrator and set the user Operations rights. PAQ Setup PAQ Workflow module enables you an easy sign-off capability for documents, images and others to review, accept, reject or create. Operations Rights Setting Excluding Selected Messages from the Provider Approval Queue (PAQ) Using the Interoperability Rules Engine, you can create rules to exclude selected C-CDAs and direct messages from the Provider Approval Queue (PAQ). Parent topic: Workflow Module

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Provider Sign-Off Set Up

In addition to setting permission for sign-off on test results, you define who is notified of the results. When setting up the PAQ, you can require that test results be signed off by the ordering provider or the encounter provider. The provider on the encounter may be different from the provider ordering the test. Using System Administrator Guide for NextGen Enterprise, you can setup to which Provider's approval Queue (PAQ) you want the test results sent. For more details on defining this parameter, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest System Administrator Guide for NextGen Enterprise and File Maintenance Guides for NextGen Enterprise and refer to Provider Signoff Setup. Parent topic: Set Up the Provider Sign off Values for Orders and the PAQ

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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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