Set Up the Automatic Order Tracking Comments

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Set Up Orders Module Practice Preferences

Open File Maintenance and select System > Practices. Double-click a pratice. In the Modify Practice Information window, select Preferences and then select the Orders Module. There are several check boxes to set preferences for printing, the use of the NextGen Compendium, and other settings. There are additional preferences associated with the Orders module that can be set for your practice. Parent topic: Medical Necessity and Orders Practice Preferences Setup Related reference Order Module Practice Preferences

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Select Test Favorites for a Practice

Select File Maintenance > System > Practices. Select a practice. Select Preferences. In the Preference List, select Orders Module. Select Order Module > Lab/Rad tab. Select the folder to select one or more of the Order Test Favorites lists that have been created for your database. These tests must have already been created in File Maintenance. Select OK to save the value(s). Parent topic: Medical Necessity and Orders Practice Preferences Setup

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Automatic Order Tracking Comments

Your practice can select the Automatic Order Tracking Comments practice preference to display system-generated comments in the Sign-off and Tracking Comments window for various Orders and Immunizations actions. For example, the system can display comments when an order is sent successfully through an interface, registry, or exported to Patient Portal. This provides a real-time log of order actions from initial creation to final result. Set up Automatic Order Tracking Comments Parent topic: Configuring and Updating Other Immunizations Tasks

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Set up Automatic Order Tracking Comments

In File Maintenance, select System > Practices. Double-click to open a Practice and then select Preferences. Select Orders Module, and then select All tab. Select Automatic Order Tracking Comments. Select OK Parent topic: Automatic Order Tracking Comments

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Track Order Comments

Open your custom practice template with an Orders Management order control. To add comments or view previous comments, select Tracking on the toolbar or right-click the order and select Tracking from the list. Note: If you are using a private or practice filter, you must select the Tracking command in the Display tab when you set up the filter. The Sign-off and Tracking Comments window opens. Review any previous comments. Enter comments. If you have created My Phrases, select My Phrases to select a phrase from the list. 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: Pre-defined Orders Management Filters Related concepts Managing Orders for All Patients across a Practice Related tasks Create the Orders Filter Display Name, Commands, and Columns

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Enabling System-generated Comments in File Maintenance

In File Maintenance, you can enable system-generated comments for certain user actions, such as when labs results are exported to NextGen Enterprise Patient Portal. For more information on setting up the Automatic Order Tracking Comments practice preference, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the Orders Module Setup Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Parent topic: Adding and Tracking Orders Comments

Set Up the Automatic Order Tracking Comments

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Set Up Orders Module Practice Preferences

Select Test Favorites for a Practice

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Set up Automatic Order Tracking Comments

Track Order Comments

Enabling System-generated Comments in File Maintenance

Set Up Orders Module Practice Preferences

Select Test Favorites for a Practice

Automatic Order Tracking Comments

Set up Automatic Order Tracking Comments

Track Order Comments

Enabling System-generated Comments in File Maintenance