Turn on Patient Mode for Template Entry

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Patient Modes

The following types of patient modes are available: One patient mode enable patients to fill out a particular template (see Turn on Patient Mode for Template Entry) with no access to the remaining functionality. This patient mode provides a full-screen template view similar to Full Screen mode, but locks down the application. The other two patient modes are part of an optional feature that NextGen® Enterprise EHR offers to comply with the specific guidelines provided by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT). Edit and Review modes enable you to handle patient charts in a more efficient way and create a more secure and easily sustainable environment for patients' medical data. This feature is enabled by the Enable CCHIT check box on the NextGen System Info window in the System Administrator application. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the System Administrator Guide for NextGen Enterprise. The Edit and Rev

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Turn on Patient Mode for Entering Information in Templates

Before you begin Before you turn on patient mode, NextGen Healthcare recommends that you save all open templates and other currently open work in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select View > Patient Mode. A message appears, prompting you to choose an initial template. Select OK. In the Select Template window, select the template, and then select OK. A message appears, stating that patient mode is password protected and providing instructions on how to turn it off. Select OK. Only the selected template is displayed. Patients can gain access to any other templates or or documents that are opened from the selected template. To return to the regular mode and exit patient mode, select the Esc key on your keyboard. In the confirmation message that appears, select Yes. In the second confirmation message that appears, select Yes. The NextGen® Enterprise EHR Logon window opens. Note: You must enter a valid username and password to log on to the application again. Parent

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Saving Template Data

NextGen® Enterprise EHR templates enable you to enter patient information into the available fields in a number of ways. After entering all of the required or available information, you can select Save on the Top toolbar to save your template. NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically saves the template you are working with if another template is launched from it. You can close a template by selecting the Close button on the Top toolbar or the X button. If you did not save your template before closing a template, NextGen® Enterprise EHR opens the Save Template message. Note: If you enter out-of-range data in a numeric/decimal field, an error message appears when you leave the field or try to save the template. You can correct your entry to be within the acceptable range. If you are working with a Group template, the data you enter and save is committed to all of the charts for patients who are members of the specific patient group. Parent topic: Using Templates

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Saving Template Data

NextGen® Enterprise EHR templates enable you to enter patient information into the available fields in a number of ways. After entering all of the required or available information, you can select Save on the Top toolbar to save your template. NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically saves the template you are working with if another template is launched from it. You can close a template by selecting the Close button on the Top toolbar or the X button. If you did not save your template before closing a template, NextGen® Enterprise EHR opens the Save Template message. Note: If you enter out-of-range data in a numeric/decimal field, an error message appears when you leave the field or try to save the template. You can correct your entry to be within the acceptable range. If you are working with a Group template, the data you enter and save is committed to all of the charts for patients who are members of the specific patient group. Parent topic: Using Templates

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View System and Practice Templates

System and Practice templates store any necessary information without relation to either a patient or an encounter. Do one of the following: From the NextGen® Enterprise EHR Menu bar, select File, and then select System\Practice Template. If available, execute a template field trigger for selecting System and Practice templates. The Select Template window opens. To open templates of that type, select the System (default) or Practice tab. In the Show section, select one of the following options: All. All of the available system or practice templates. Preferred. Only your user-defined, preferred list of templates. Yo can use the Templates Preferences feature of NextGen® Enterprise EHR to define the list of preferred templates. Categories. Not applicable. System and practice templates cannot be assigned to a category. Double-click a template to open it. Parent topic: Selecting a Template

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

View System and Practice Templates

System and Practice templates store any necessary information without relation to either a patient or an encounter. Do one of the following: From the NextGen® Enterprise EHR Menu bar, select File, and then select System\Practice Template. If available, execute a template field trigger for selecting System and Practice templates. The Select Template window opens. To open templates of that type, select the System (default) or Practice tab. In the Show section, select one of the following options: All. All of the available system or practice templates. Preferred. Only your user-defined, preferred list of templates. Yo can use the Templates Preferences feature of NextGen® Enterprise EHR to define the list of preferred templates. Categories. Not applicable. System and practice templates cannot be assigned to a category. Double-click a template to open it. Parent topic: Selecting a Template

Turn on Patient Mode for Template Entry

Before you begin

Recommendations

Patient Modes

Turn on Patient Mode for Entering Information in Templates

Saving Template Data

Saving Template Data

View System and Practice Templates

View System and Practice Templates

Turn on Patient Mode for Template Entry

Before you begin

Patient Modes

Turn on Patient Mode for Entering Information in Templates

Saving Template Data

Saving Template Data

View System and Practice Templates

View System and Practice Templates