Update an Application in the Utilities Menu

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Add an Application to the Utilities Menu

You can customize the list of applications that can be opened from the Utilities menu. From the Utilities menu, select Customize. The Customize window opens. Do one of the following to enter the path for the application to add to the Utilities menu: Enter the Application path. You can also enter a specific location in the application, such as a web page. Select Browse. The Select Program to Launch window opens. Find and double-click the application to add the path for. Note: You can add only applications with file extensions of .exe, .com or .bat. The Application path fills in. You can add a specific location to the selected application path. Enter the Utilities Menu Item name for the application. To open a specific file, part, or instance of an application, enter the Parameter. You can enter an argument or web page address, manually create a command from your stored files, or select a system variable from the Parameter list. If you have multiple parameters for a particular application

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Delete an Application from the Utilities Menu

In NextGen® Enterprise EHR, open Utilities menu. Select Customize. The Customize window opens. Select the application to delete in Menu Contents. Select Delete. Select OK. The application is removed from the Utilities menu. Parent topic: Utilities Menu

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Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu enables you to open a predefined application directly from the Main window of NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Add an Application to the Utilities Menu Update an Application in the Utilities Menu Delete an Application from the Utilities Menu Parent topic: Main Menu

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Change User Preferences

You can change many of the default user preferences within NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Access NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open Preferences window. Select the tab that contains the preferences to change. Change the preference in the selected tab. Select Apply. Depending on your selections, a warning message may appear, informing you that the preference changes are not in effect until the next time you open the application. Select OK to close the message. Select OK to accept the changes you have made and exit from the Preferences window. To exit without saving changes, select Cancel. Parent topic: User Preferences

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Set up Modify Patient Trigger

The Modify Patient action triggers the display of the Update Patient Information window in NextGen® Enterprise EHR at run time. From the Modify Patient Information window, you can edit patient demographics and other information. The History tab of the window lists the changes you make. If you change the patient's name, the new name appears on the Title bar of the NextGen® Enterprise EHR main window. The Title bar also displays changes to the patient's date of birth, medical record number, gender, and Social Security number if practice preferences are set to display these fields. A Modify Patient option is also available on the File menu in the NextGen® Enterprise EHR application. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Patient Demographics User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise. Follow the applicable steps in General Trigger Setup. Select the Modify Patient action. If necessary, set up a specific condition for the Modify Patient action to be

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Modify a Program Enrollment

You can modify a patient's program enrollment if needed from the Patient Chart in NextGen® Enterprise PM. Access the Patient Chart. Select the Patient Information tab, and then the Programs sub-tab. Existing program enrollments for the patient are listed. To modify a program enrollment, select it from the list and then do one of the following: Select Open Menu and then select Open. Right-click and then select Open. Double-click to open the enrollment. The [Patient Name] - Program Enrollment window opens. The Program Category, Program and Program Enrollment Date fields are disabled and cannot be modified. Program Enrollment window In the Program Primary Provider field, select the provider responsible for directing and managing the patient's program, if applicable. The primary provider may or may not render services under the program. In the Program Location field, select a location for the program. This may be used for clinical purposes in NextGen® Enterprise EHR and is informational on

Update an Application in the Utilities Menu

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