Select a Lab or Radiology Order to Update from the Orders Summary Grid

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Select an Unfinished Lab or Radiology Order to Update from the Orders Management Grid

On the Filters bar of the Orders Management Control Practice template, select Unfinished. The Orders Management grid for the Unfinished filter opens. Double-click the row for the patient order to update. If you select a lab order, the Update Lab Order for Patient Name window opens. If you select a radiology order, the Update Radiology Order for Patient Name window opens. Add to or change the order following the instructions in Selecting Tests and Entering Test Details. When you have finished your update, select Save, Save & Task, Save & Fax, or Save & Send. Parent topic: Managing Unfinished Orders for All Patients across a Practice

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View or Add Comments for an Updated Order

When you update an existing lab or radiology order, you can add and view comments. For more information about adding or viewing orders comments, refer to Adding and Tracking Orders Comments. Select the Tracking tab at the bottom of the Update Lab Order window or Update Radiology Order window. The comments window opens. Select Add . The Sign-off and Tracking Comments window opens. Select Tracking as the comment Type. Enter a comment regarding the order. If applicable, select My Phrases to select an appropriate phrase. Do one of the following: To simply save the comments, select Save. If you add comments that require another user or group to perform a task, select Save & Task and select the recipient. Parent topic: Updating Lab and Radiology Orders Related concepts Adding and Tracking Orders Comments

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View or Add Comments from the Orders Summary Tab

You can view and add comments from the Orders Summary tab in the following ways: If comments exist for an order, the Orders Tracking Comments indicator displays next to the order on the Orders Summary tab. To add or view order comments, select the Orders comments tracking indicator next to the selected order and the Sign-off and Orders Tracking section displays the previous comments. To add comments, select Add and continue with step 2 in View or Add Comments for an Updated Order. If an order has no comments, the Orders comments tracking indicator does not display next to the order on the grid. To add comments, select Add and continue with step 2 in View or Add Comments for an Updated Order. You can also add comments for an order or view existing comments for an order by selecting the Tracking tab on the Orders Summary tab. Follow the steps in View or Add Comments for an Updated Order. Parent topic: Updating Lab and Radiology Orders

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Selecting Tests and Entering Test Details

When you create a new order or update an order, the following panels appear on the Create New Lab Order, Create New Radiology Order, Update Lab Order, and Update Radiology Order windows on the Select Tests tab. Select Diagnosis panel Select Tests panel Assign Diagnosis to Selected Tests panel You can capture additional information about the test by accessing three other tabs, located at the bottom of each window: General Test Details Tracking This section provides an overview of how to use the options on the Select Tests tab (Select Diagnosis, Select Tests, and Assign Diagnosis to Selected Tests panes), the Test Details tab options. and the General tab. Select Tests Tab Test Details Tab General Tab Parent topic: Managing Lab Orders and Immunizations Related tasks Track Order Comments Add Comments to a New Order

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Updating Lab and Radiology Orders

You can open an existing unlocked lab or radiology order and add or change details for it. You can also add comments for an updated order, if required. If the encounter associated with an order has been locked, you can only view the order. The Save, Save & Send, Save & Fax, Save & Print, or Save & Task actions are unavailable. When you update an unfinished order, you must complete all required fields that have been set up as Mandatory Data Points in File Maintenance Practice Preferences. These required fields appear in red text. If you do not fill in a required field, when you try to save your selections or entries, a message appears, prompting you to complete the field. For more information on setting up Mandatory Data Point fields in File Maintenance Practice Preferences, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Orders Module Setup Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR . For information on updating immunization orders, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community

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Update Radiology Orders Placed through NextGen® Mobile or the Order Module

You can update the type and category of radiology orders placed through NextGen® Mobile or the Order module. On the Home or any other applicable template, select Orders from the upper navigation bar, and then select Radiology Order. The Radiology Order template opens. Select the message indicating reviewing the orders. Radiology Orders to Update section on the Radiology Order template Select the order from the Radiology Orders to Update grid. Select the order type and category, and then select Update. Parent topic: Order Radiology Tests in the Radiology Order Template

Select a Lab or Radiology Order to Update from the Orders Summary Grid

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