Searching for Tests Using the NextGen Compendium

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Select Tests Panel

You can select tests using the NextGen compendium an entity-specific list of tests, or a practice- or provider-defined list of favorite tests. You cannot combine your selections from different lists (such as one from the Labcorp list and one from the NextGen compendium list). If you try to mix more than one compendium, a message appears, stating that you cannot switch to another compendium unless you delete all tests from the current compendium You can perform the following actions from the Select Tests panel of the Select Tests tab. Select several tests at the same time. Select a Diagnosis in the top section. Select the check box for each desired test. Select one of the Save options to complete the order. You can view or select the Performing Entity on the top menu bar. If your practice preferences or insurance carve-outs are set up, the performing entity can be selected automatically. When you select a test performing entity, the list of all tests associated with that test lab in the

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Order NextGen Test Compendium Master File

The Order NextGen Test Compendium includes a list of all lab and radiology tests defined by NextGen. Before setting up NextGen Compendium, your system administrator must run the Order Management Console. The Order Management Console maps NextGen compendium codes to individual testing entity tables (such as Labcorp) that a practice uses to process tests. If your practice uses other compendiums, you must perform this process manually. By mapping the NextGen Compendium codes to Order Test codes (vendor compendiums), NextGen® Enterprise EHR enables users to order based on the NextGen compendium codes; and, therefore, ensuring the appropriate mapped vendor code is sent across the interface. This is particularly important when ordering from a template, since the templates are created using NextGen compendium codes. This enables you to configure one set of Favorites using the Compendium codes. If you update the User Description on the Modify NextGen Compendium Master Codes dialog box, you mus

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Orders Module and Unique NextGen Test Codes

Compendium files contain lists of orders that can be selected and attached to a patient encounter. If a compendium file has to be imported into NextGen, it has to follow a certain format. The NextGen test codes should all begin with "NG". If the NextGen test code happens to be same as the test code from another vendor and if the vendor code is part of a favorite list, then you see this favorite as part of the NextGen favorites. Parent topic: Update NextGen Test Code in a Compendium

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Select the Confidential Test Indicator in the NextGen Compendium in the Orders Management Console

As a provider, you may want to restrict access to certain test results. If you select the Confidential indicator for a test when it is being loaded with the NextGen compendium, you can control access to it and keep the results confidential. Open the Orders Management Console. Select NextGen compendium. Look for the Confidential column and select the check box for any test that you want confidential for your practice. Select Save to store the values and the compendium is stored. Note: Continue with loading the compendium files. Parent topic: Orders Management Console Related tasks Run the Orders Management Console from the Application Launcher

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Update NextGen Test Code in a Compendium

You can update the NextGen Test associated with a test in a compendium. Open Orders Management Console. Open the download of a compendium. Select the down arrow next to the test code and select a code from the list of similar tests. Select Save or Save Modified. The new test code is saved. Note: In the Order Test Codes page of the Labcorp compendium, the New NextGen Test (Code) column displays the new test description with code, and the Current NextGen Test (Code) column displays the existing description with code from the NextGen database. Orders Module and Unique NextGen Test Codes NextGen Test Compendium Update Indicators Orders Management Console Toolbar Options for NextGen Test Compendium Updates Selecting the Conflict Resolution Mode You can select a Conflict Resolution Mode option to resolve conflicts in your new test data. Update the NextGen Test Compendium Using the Orders Management Console Update LOINC Codes with the Orders Management Console Parent topic: Orders Management

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Update the NextGen Test Compendium Using the Orders Management Console

New data is loaded into your database from a file created by NextGen System Support Double-click the shortcut on the desktop or select the Orders Management Console from the application launcher. Enter your credentials. The Orders Management Console application window opens. Select the option for the NextGen Test Compendium and select Download. The list of new tests available appears. If no new items are available, a message appears stating that there are no records to process. Use the color controls defined in this chapter to help with the processing of each new test. Select Save or Save Modified to make the test updates permanent. Parent topic: Update NextGen Test Code in a Compendium

Searching for Tests Using the NextGen Compendium

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Select Tests Panel

Order NextGen Test Compendium Master File

Orders Module and Unique NextGen Test Codes

Select the Confidential Test Indicator in the NextGen Compendium in the Orders Management Console

Update NextGen Test Code in a Compendium

Update the NextGen Test Compendium Using the Orders Management Console

Select Tests Panel

Order NextGen Test Compendium Master File

Orders Module and Unique NextGen Test Codes

Select the Confidential Test Indicator in the NextGen Compendium in the Orders Management Console

Update NextGen Test Code in a Compendium

Update the NextGen Test Compendium Using the Orders Management Console