Update LOINC Codes with the Orders Management Console

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Update the NextGen Test Compendium Using the Orders Management Console

New data is loaded into your database from a file created by NextGen System Support Double-click the shortcut on the desktop or select the Orders Management Console from the application launcher. Enter your credentials. The Orders Management Console application window opens. Select the option for the NextGen Test Compendium and select Download. The list of new tests available appears. If no new items are available, a message appears stating that there are no records to process. Use the color controls defined in this chapter to help with the processing of each new test. Select Save or Save Modified to make the test updates permanent. Parent topic: Update NextGen Test Code in a Compendium

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Selecting the Conflict Resolution Mode

You can select any one of the following Conflict Resolution Mode options to resolve conflicts in your new test data: Keep Mine Keeps the existing records without any modifications but will add other new codes. Accept Downloaded Accepts the new records from the new download. This is the only Conflict Resolution Mode option for LOINC® code compendium update. This option is not available for vendor compendiums. Keep Vendor Accepts the newly downloaded records from the vendor. This option is available only for vendor compendiums. Automatic Keeps the strongest value. A value is considered stronger if the Confidential indicator is enabled. Manual Accepts the manual changes made in any of the records through Order Management Console. Note: You must select the Conflict Resolution Mode option before you save the data. Parent topic: Update NextGen Test Code in a Compendium

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Orders Management Console Toolbar Options for NextGen Test Compendium Updates

Buttons Function You can choose to display only the new Lab tests, only the new Radiology tests, or All new order tests in the update list. You can choose to filter the new items by: New Information only Deleted Information only Conflict information only Different information only If selected, the differences are highlighted in the compendium list and the blue arrows are activated to move through the differences. If not selected, the differences are shown as plain text. Moves through the conflicts one at a time, or moves to the first or last conflict. Moves through the differences one at a time, or moves to the first or last difference. Select this button to get information on how to edit compendium data. Save modified compendium records. Update (Save) displayed compendium records. The following example shows lab and radiology test updates and the color indicators and toolbar controls. The following columns appear in the Orders Management Console data for NextGen test compendium update

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Update NextGen Test Code in a Compendium

You can update the NextGen Test associated with a test in a compendium. Open Orders Management Console. Open the download of a compendium. Select the down arrow next to the test code and select a code from the list of similar tests. Select Save or Save Modified. The new test code is saved. Note: In the Order Test Codes page of the Labcorp compendium, the New NextGen Test (Code) column displays the new test description with code, and the Current NextGen Test (Code) column displays the existing description with code from the NextGen database. Orders Module and Unique NextGen Test Codes NextGen Test Compendium Update Indicators Orders Management Console Toolbar Options for NextGen Test Compendium Updates Selecting the Conflict Resolution Mode You can select a Conflict Resolution Mode option to resolve conflicts in your new test data. Update the NextGen Test Compendium Using the Orders Management Console Update LOINC Codes with the Orders Management Console Parent topic: Orders Management

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Orders Management Console Toolbar for LOINC Code Updates

Buttons Function You can choose to filter the new items by New Information only Different information only If selected, the differences are highlighted in the compendium list and the blue arrows are activated to move through the differences. If not selected, the differences are shown as plain text. Moves through the new LOINC code list one at a time, or moves to the beginning or end of list. Select this button to get information on how to edit compendium data. Save modified LOINC records. Update (Save) displayed LOINC records. The following example shows a window with lab and radiology test update samples illustrating these color indicators and toolbar controls. The following columns appear in the Orders Management Console data LOINC Code Updates Column Column Content or Indicates a new record or a conflict with existing data. Code This is the LOINC code ID that is used to identify this test in the NextGen compendium, for example "10032-1." Component Description This is the text descri

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LOINC Code Update Indicators

In the new orders list, different colored indicators show the state of each item in the compendium list: GREEN Text If there is a GREEN cross on the item that indicates it is a New LOINC code item. CAUTION SIGN and BLUE Square If there is a yellow caution sign and a blue square around the Component description, a Difference exists between the current LOINC table and the updated table. Parent topic: Update LOINC Codes with the Orders Management Console

Update LOINC Codes with the Orders Management Console

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