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Select a Procedure for a Patient

You can either enter or select procedures for a patient.
  1. Open the Procedures window in NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
  2. To select a Procedure, select the ellipsis button.
    The Select Procedure window opens. By default, the procedures are listed in numeric and alphabetic order.

  3. In Description, enter a description of the procedure. You can enter a single letter to access the full list of procedures that begin with that letter.
  4. Select Search.
    The Select Procedure window displays a list of procedures that match the description you entered.
    Select Procedure

  5. To limit your search, select a Category.
  6. Select a procedure from the list.
    The procedure code appears in Procedure.
  7. Do one of the following:
    • To exit with the selected procedure code, select OK.
    • To empty all search fields and perform a new search, select Clear.
    • To exit out without selecting a procedure code, select Cancel.