Set Up a Schedule for a Future Order

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Set up a Schedule for a Recurring Order

When you create a new lab or radiology order, you can set up recurring order schedules on the Set Order Schedule window. You can set up one schedule or multiple schedules for the tests you select. You can also set up recurring orders in the same session on the Set Order Schedule window after creating your future order schedules. Create a Lab or Radiology order. Select order criteria (that is, diagnosis, favorites, if appropriate). To schedule a recurring order, select Set Schedule in the Assign Diagnosis to Selected Tests panel. The Set Order Schedule window opens. Select the Recurring Order option. Select the order to schedule. Select the dates when the orders should occur. For example, your patient needs to have a test on a monthly basis for the next year. Note: You can update the expiration date timeframe. However, you cannot exceed the number of months your practice has set up in File Maintenance > EHR > Practices > Practice Preferences > Orders Module > FutureRecurring Orders Expi

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View Future and Recurring Order Schedules

After setting the schedule for future or recurring orders, you can view the schedule from the Orders Summary tab. Note: The Start Date indicates when the schedule becomes active. To view the schedule for a future order, select the order in the Orders Summary grid, and select the Future Order icon. The View Order Schedule window opens. Select OK. To view the schedule for a recurring order, select the order in the Orders Summary grid, and select the Recurring Order icon. The View Order Schedule window opens. Select Close. Note: You can also view the future or recurring schedule by double-clicking an order in the Orders Summary grid, and selecting the View Schedule button on the Update Lab/Radiology Order window. Parent topic: Setting Up and Working with Future and Recurring Orders

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Process or Release a Future or Recurring Order

On the Orders Summary tab, select a future or recurring order. Select the Scheduled filter. To release an order, select Release and the appropriate option from the Release list. For example, to release and print the order, select Release and then select Print from the list. To mark an order for Auto Release, do one of the following: From the Orders Summary tab, right-click the order and select Auto Release. Select the order and select Auto Release from the Order Summary tool bar. Note: You can change a patient's Auto Release status (to Yes or No) by selecting Auto Release. This selection overrides the current Auto Release status, even if was not defaulted when the future or recurring order was selected for processing. The system updates the Auto Release indicator to Yes. For example, a patient needs to come in at a later date. Therefore, you must update the future order for the patient's Urine Culture to be auto released on the new date. When a recurring order is released, the system c

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Setting Up and Working with Future and Recurring Orders

For Lab and Radiology order types, you can set up schedules for future and recurring orders, as follows: Set schedules for recurring and future orders when creating a new lab or radiology order. Quickly display the recurring and future orders schedule from the Orders Summary tab for review. Reschedule recurring and future order from the Orders Summary tab. Note: You can also reschedule recurring and future orders from the Orders Management order control on a custom practice template for multiple patients in a practice. Update the due date for test results. Note: You can track and update the Expect Results date for future and recurring orders. If your practice has set up the Auto Release function in File Maintenance, you can use this function to "mark" future and recurring orders for automatic release. This function enables you to do the following: Select the future and recurring orders to be released automatically according to scheduled dates. Select the task groups to be notified for

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Add Comments and Schedules for Laboratory and Diagnostic Order Items

For laboratory and diagnostic orders items, you can document the reason for ordering a test and create schedules for future and recurring orders. Note: For more information on how to document comments for immunization order items, see Manage Immunization Order Details. Open CPOE. Select an order item. Assign diagnoses to the selected order item. Select the Laboratory or Diagnostic tab. To document comments for an order item, under Comments and Schedule, enter your comments in the corresponding Ordering Reason box. To create a schedule for a future or recurring order, select Set Schedule. The Set Order Schedule window opens. From the Items Available for Schedule list, select the order item. For a future order, do the following: Select Future order (one-time only). To select the future processing date for the order, either select the number of days, weeks, months, or years in Schedule in, or select a specific date from the calendar. To select the expiration date for the schedule, either

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Mark Radiology Orders as Scheduled in the Radiology Order Management Template

After you place a radiology order to be performed in your practice or at an external facility in the future, you can add the authorization number and schedule the test. Open the Radiology Order Management template. The details of the order you selected for opening the Radiology Order Management template are displayed in their corresponding fields. To update a different order, you can filter the orders displayed in the grid, and then select the order. Do one of the following: To obtain the authorization number from NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Get, and then select the authorization number. To manually enter the authorization number, enter the number in Authorization Number. Note: Authorization numbers manually entered do not appear in NextGen® Enterprise PM. To obtain authorization from another user, select the task icon, and then assign a task. Optional: To clear an incorrect authorization number, select the erase icon. If the cleared authorization number is added through Get, it wil

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