Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Disable Incomplete Orders Notification

NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays a notification message when you have incomplete orders in Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and you do any of the following: When you close the patient chart. When you select a different patient while the current patient chart is open. When you close the NextGen® Enterprise EHR window. When you sign out from NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can disable this notification in Tools > Preferences. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences window opens. Select the General tab. Clear the Prompt when closing chart with incomplete items in orders check box. Select Apply and then select OK. Parent topic: General Preferences Parent topic: Managing Incomplete Orders Related concepts Managing Incomplete Orders

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Manage Patient Synchronization

You can configure patient synchronization in NextGen® Enterprise PM from the Suspend PM/EHR application sync setting in your user preferences. From the Admin menu, select Preferences > User > General. The User Preferences window opens. Select the General tab. In the Suspend PM/EHR application sync check box, do one of the following: Clear the check box to enable patient synchronization. Select the check box to disable patient synchronization. To save your changes and close the User Preferences window, select OK. Parent topic: Configuring Patient Synchronization in NextGen Enterprise PM

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Enable or Disable Patient Synchronization

Patient synchronization in NextGen® Enterprise EHR is enabled or disabled from the Suspend patient synchronization setting in your user preferences. From the Tools menu, select Preferences. The Preferences window appears. Select the General tab. In the Suspend patient synchronization check box, do one of the following: Clear the check box to enable patient synchronization. Select the check box to disable patient synchronization. Select OK. Parent topic: Patient Synchronization

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General Preferences

The General tab enables you to set the following preferences: Patient selection Orders CPOE Queue Synchronization settings Logout time Knowledgebase Notifications Initial module Spell check Set up Patient Selection Preferences Orders Preferences Disable Incomplete Orders Notification You can disable the CPOE incomplete orders notification in NextGen® Enterprise EHR in Tools > Preferences. Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences Logout After Preference The Logout After preference enables you to set up a time interval for automatic log off in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Set up the Knowledgebase Preference Set up the Notifications Preference Set up the Initial Module Preference Spell Check Preference Parent topic: User Preferences

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Patient Synchronization

Patient synchronization controls if a patient currently open or active in NextGen® Enterprise PM or NextGen Optical Management appears in NextGen® Enterprise EHR when you access it. For example, if the chart for patient John Smith is currently open in NextGen® Enterprise PM or NextGen Optical Management, when you access NextGen® Enterprise EHR, the chart for John Smith automatically opens. When patient synchronization is enabled in user preferences, it works as follows: In NextGen® Enterprise PM or NextGen Optical Management, open a patient's chart. From the Main toolbar, select the EHR button. NextGen® Enterprise EHR opens and the chart for the same patient automatically opens. Enable or Disable Patient Synchronization Patient synchronization in NextGen® Enterprise EHR is enabled or disabled from the Suspend patient synchronization setting in your user preferences. Parent topic: Person and Patient Lookup in NextGen Enterprise EHR

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Configuring Patient Synchronization in NextGen® Enterprise PM

Patient synchronization sets a patient as active in NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and NextGen® Optical Management. When you set a patient as active in NextGen® Optical Management, the same patient is automatically set as an active patient in NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM. For example, assume John Smith is the active patient and the chart for John Smith is currently open in NextGen® Enterprise EHR or NextGen® Optical Management. When you access NextGen® Enterprise PM, the chart for John Smith automatically opens. You can do the following when you have patient synchronization set up in user preferences: Open a patient's chart in NextGen® Enterprise PM or NextGen® Optical Management. Open NextGen® Enterprise PM by selecting PM on the main toolbar. NextGen® Enterprise PM opens and the chart for the same patient automatically opens. Manage Patient Synchronization You can set the user preferences to enable patient synchronization between NextGen® Enter

Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences

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Configuring Patient Synchronization in NextGen® Enterprise PM