To link DM images to orders functions in DM and PAQ, your practice must first set up the appropriate order type filter preferences.
To select the default order preferences that the system displays in DM and the PAQ for document linking, do the following:
Select File Maintenance > Master Files > System > EHR > Practices > Preferences > Orders Module.
Select All tab.
In the Orders / Results Linking section, select the default order type to display when selecting orders to link to a scanned document.
If your practice receives the majority of radiology test results as scanned documents, select Diagnostics/Radiology as the Default View.
In the Order Type and Default Source section, select the Default Source for each Order Type.
If your practice places the majority of your Radiology orders in NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, select Adaptive Content Engine (as the source). If Lab Orders are placed in or processed to the Order module, select the Orders Module as the source for that order type.
Note: Since referrals are only supported in the NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, the system defaults this field for ease of use. If your practice does not scan Referral documents in Document Management, you do not need to un-select the Referrals field.
In the Adaptive Content Engine Order Status Update Upon Sign-off section, select the status as Completed or Result Received. The status appears NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine when a user links a scanned document image.
Note: Orders that have been processed to the Orders module have a default order status of Result Received if a scanned document is linked as a result.
To display the Order Linking and Unlinking section on the Document Management window when the patient has active orders in the Orders module or NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, in File Maintenance > Document Management > Document Types, select the Potential Order Result checkbox . You must select this option for each Document Type.
For more information about accessing Document Management, setting up the Potential Order Result option, and other Document Management preferences, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest User Guide for NextGen Document Management.
