Update a Procedure in a Patient Chart

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NextGen® Enterprise PM Charges for Locked Encounters

You can update patient procedures in NextGen® Enterprise with charges from NextGen® Enterprise PM whether the encounter is locked or not. If a modification to a specific charge is performed in NextGen® Enterprise PM (or any other external source), the change is automatically applied to the applicable patient procedure in NextGen® Enterprise. You cannot modify a patient procedure in NextGen® Enterprise within a locked encounter. To perform updates to patient procedure charges against a locked encounter, you must enable the Allow patient procedure activity against a locked encounter from the EPM or external source preference in Practice Preferences in File Maintenance. For more information about Practice Preferences, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest File Maintenance Guides for NextGen® Enterprise. Parent topic: Procedures Module

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Open the Procedures Module

Open the Procedures module to add or modify a procedure to a patient chart. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from the Patient Lookup window. On the Encounter History tab, select an existing encounter or create an encounter. On the Top Toolbar, select . The Procedures module opens. Parent topic: Procedures Module

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Delete a Procedure from a Patient Chart

You can delete a previously added procedure as long as it is not assigned to a locked encounter. Note: The deleted procedures are displayed on the Deleted Items window. Note: When you delete a procedure that is linked to an implantable device, the procedure information continues to display in the implantable device record until the procedure link is removed. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from Patient Lookup window. On the Encounter History tab, select an existing encounter or create an encounter. On the Top Toolbar, select . The Procedures module window opens. In the procedures list, select the procedure to delete. Select Delete. If the procedure was entered in error, in the Delete window, select the This item was Entered in Errorand then select Yes. The item is deleted from the procedures list. All deleted procedures are displayed in the Deleted Items window. To open the Deleted Items window, on the Procedures window, select Deleted Items. Parent topic: Procedures

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Add a Procedure to a Patient Chart

You can add a procedure to a patient chart from the Procedures module. You can also add procedure to a patient chart on charge submission of an order from the Orders module. The information entered in the Procedures module fields appears in the procedures list on the Procedures window. You can scroll across the procedure list area to view all the columns. The procedures you add also appear in the selected encounter for the patient and in the Superbill module. Open the Procedures module. Enter or select a procedure. To select the service date, do the following: Select the ellipsis button to display the calendar. Select a date. Select OK. Select Start/Stop Time. Note: When you select Start/Stop Time, the current time is selected by default. To change a time, you can select the hours, minutes, and AM/PM fields and then select the up or down arrow. To select Fee, do the following: Enter a fee or select the ellipsis button. In the Fee field, enter the fee or select a value from the list. Se

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View Who Changed a Procedure

Whenever you create or modify a patient's procedure, the application records who made the change and when it was done. You can view who created and last modified any procedure. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from Patient Lookup window. On the Encounter History tab, select an existing encounter or create an encounter. On the Top Toolbar, select . The Procedures module window opens. Right-click the procedure, and select Who/When. The Modification Information window displays the name of the person who entered the procedure into the patient chart and the name of the person who last modified the selected procedure. Modification Information Parent topic: Procedures Module

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Procedures Module

You can record all of the medical procedures associated with a patient in the Procedures module. You can add, modify, and delete any and all procedures related to a patient's medical history as long as the specific encounter is not locked. Open the Procedures Module You can open the Procedures module from Top Toolbar of NextGen Enterprise EHR. Document a Patient Has No Known Procedures You can indicate that a patient did not have any known procedures in the patient chart. Adding Procedures on Charge Submission of Orders You can create procedures after submitting charges for orders in the Orders module. Add a Procedure to a Patient Chart You can select and add a Place of Selection (POS) address to a procedure. Update a Procedure in a Patient Chart You can update procedure for the patient selected from the Procedures window. Delete a Procedure from a Patient Chart You can delete procedures that are not assigned to a locked encounter from the Procedures window. NextGen Enterprise PM Charg

Update a Procedure in a Patient Chart

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