Set up the Sort Order for Items in Your Queue
From the
Provider Approval Queue
menu, select
Preferences
.
The
PAQ Preferences
window opens, with the
General
tab in view.
In the
Sort Items By
section, do the following:
Select one of the following sort criteria from the list.
Item Type
Item Description
Patient Name
Date-Time
Practice
Select the
Ascending
or
Descending
order option.
Select
OK
.
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Set up Selection of the First Item in Your Queue
You can set up a preference to automatically select the first item available in your queue when you open the PAQ. From the Provider Approval Queue menu, select Preferences. The PAQ Preferences window opens, with the General tab in view. In the first section, select the Select the first item in the list when initialized check box, if it is not already selected. Select OK. Parent topic: PAQ General Tab Preference Options
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Set up the Order Results View
You can select the default view for patient test results and include the test description. From the Provider Approval Queue menu, select Preferences. The PAQ Preferences window opens, with the General tab in view. In the Order Results section, do the following: To display the description of the test, select the Show Test Description check box. Select one of the following results view: Formatted View. Displays the test results with XML formatting and inherits the same features as the formatted Results tab of the Orders module. Grid View. Displays the results in a formatted grid. Document/Image View. Displays the document/image results in the left side of the preview pane and images/documents on the right side of the preview pane. Select OK. Parent topic: PAQ General Tab Preference Options
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Set up the PAQ Date and Time Display Properties
You can set up PAQ date and time to display the various properties. From the Provider Approval Queue menu, select Preferences. The PAQ Preferences window opens, with the General tab in view. In the Date-Time section, select one of the following timestamps to display for PAQ items from the list: Create timestamp. Date/time of when the item was created. Modify timestamp. Date/time of the last modification to the item. Encounter timestamp. Date/time of the encounter for the item. Select OK. Parent topic: PAQ General Tab Preference Options
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Set up Display of Pending Items in Patient Chart
You can select options to display pending documents and images in the patient's chart on the Encounter History tab. If your system is not set up to permanently delete all rejected documents and images, you can also select options to display them in the patient's chart. Contact your system administrator regarding permanent deletion of rejected documents and images. From the Provider Approval Queue menu, select Preferences. The PAQ Preferences window opens, with the General tab in view. In the Patient History Display section, select the following: Pending Documents Pending Images Rejected Documents (if not deleted) Rejected Images (if not deleted) Select OK. Parent topic: PAQ General Tab Preference Options
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Set up PAQ Refresh Preferences
You can set up the preferences for the PAQ items to refresh when required. From the Provider Approval Queue menu, select Preferences. The PAQ Preferences window opens, with the General tab in view. In the Refresh Items section, do one of the following: To refresh the items on the PAQ tab when it is open, select On Window/Tab Open. This option refreshes the PAQ when the PAQ tab is the current tab when you open the Workflow Module window or the tab you select after the window is open. This option is not intended to refresh more than one tab simultaneously. To set a timer for refreshing the PAQ when the Workflow Module window is open, select Every X Minute(s). Then select the up or down arrow to enter the refresh interval in minutes. Use integers only. Note: You cannot enter a number lower than the value entered in the Provider Approval Queue Universal Preference for the Minimum Refresh Rate for PAQ. If the value set in Universal Preferences is greater than 99, you cannot change it. 99 is
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PAQ General Tab Preference Options
The General tab on the PAQ Preferences window enables you to set up custom preferences to do the following. Stay signed on to the PAQ until you log off. Have the first item in your queue selected when you open the PAQ. View PAQ items across practices. Set up the PAQ sort order. Set up the PAQ timestamp display properties. Set up whether pending and rejected documents and images are displayed in the Encounter History tab. Set up how often the PAQ is refreshed. Set up the order results view. Copy document and image signoff comments to linked lab and radiology orders. You can copy PAQ Options from one user to another within the same practice using the Copy User Preferences option in the Admin menu in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. For more information, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Layout and Preferences Guide forNextGen®Enterprise EHR. Set up the Keep Me Signed on until Logout Preference Procedure to set up the user or provider signed in until logout. Set up
menu, select Preferences.
The PAQ Preferences window opens, with the General tab in view.