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Updating Lab and Radiology Orders

You can open an existing unlocked lab or radiology order and add or change details for it. You can also add comments for an updated order, if required. If the encounter associated with an order has been locked, you can only view the order. The Save, Save & Send, Save & Fax, Save & Print, or Save & Task actions are unavailable. When you update an unfinished order, you must complete all required fields that have been set up as Mandatory Data Points in File Maintenance Practice Preferences. These required fields appear in red text. If you do not fill in a required field, when you try to save your selections or entries, a message appears, prompting you to complete the field. For more information on setting up Mandatory Data Point fields in File Maintenance Practice Preferences, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest Orders Module Setup Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR . For information on updating immunization orders, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community

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Orders Module

You can use the NextGen® Enterprise EHR Orders module to create and manage your lab and radiology orders (also known as diagnostic imaging orders). You can perform the following tasks from the Orders module: Place and send lab and radiology orders. Complete unfinished lab or radiology orders for a patient that originate from a bulk order generated through NextGen Care® Population Management Hub. Choosing advanced imaging tests by their appropriate use criteria (AUC) scores when you place a radiology order. Set up order filters for your practice or private use. Set up schedules for future and recurring orders. Add, view, and track order comments from different areas of the Orders module. Enter test results manually or view test results received from an interface. Send lab results to NextGen® PxP Portal. To use the Orders module, you must first set up tests, SAP® Crystal Reports®, master file data, practice preferences, and user permissions for orders at your practice. For more informati

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Sending Lab Results to NextGen Enterprise Patient Portal

Sending lab results to the NextGen® PxP Portal from the NextGen® Enterprise EHR Orders module gives patients timelier access to their lab results and enables you to process lab results more efficiently. To send lab results to NextGen® PxP Portal, your practice must be enrolled in NextGen Enterprise Patient Portal, and only patients with a completed enrollment status can receive results. If your practice is not set up to use NextGen® PxP Portal, the Patient Portal button is hidden in the Results panel. If your practice is set up to use NextGen Enterprise Patient Portal, and the patient has not yet completed enrollment, the Patient Portal button is unavailable. Note: Lab results marked as Confidential cannot be sent to NextGen® PxP Portal. You can send lab order results from the Orders module with the following statuses: Signed off. Final. Providers can also send lab results to NextGen® PxP Portal through the Provider Approval Queue (PAQ). For more information,go to the NextGen Healthcar

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Orders Summary Grid Columns

The following table lists the columns that may appear on the Orders Summary grid for Lab and Radiology orders based on the pre-defined or user-defined filter you select. Column Description Image Type Opens an icon indicating the order type. This column appears by default for all filters. Comments Contains a link to the associated comments in the Sign-off and Tracking Comments panel. Documents Contains a link to an associated document or image or URL in the Results panel for the specific order. Recurrence Opens an icon indicating a future or recurring order. You can select the icon to open the View Order Schedule window where you can view order schedule. Ordered Elsewhere Opens an icon indicating the order was created outside the NextGen® Enterprise system. Order # The number assigned to an order when you create and save a new order. Performing Entity The lab or radiology facility that is selected to perform the test or the immunization registry that vaccines are reported to. Create Dat

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Export Manually Corrected Laboratory Results

You can manually correct results for completed laboratory orders and export the updated results to NextGen® PxP Portal. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR and select a patient. Open the Orders module. On the Orders Summary tab, select a completed laboratory order that has been sent to a performing entity. Expand Results (reported results - formatted). Select the New Results Entry tab. The order details appear. Note: Ensure that the values in Comp. Key and Component match their original values. If necessary, you can correct the value for Result. To update the flag of the selected order, select a flag from the Flag list. From the Result Status list, select Corrected, and then select Save. Select the Formatted Results tab and verify the changes. To validate the order, select Sign-off. To enable Patient Portal, select Refresh, and then select Patient Portal. The Patient Portal Document Export window opens. You can add comments about the corrected results in the right section of the window. To ex

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Using the Orders Summary Tab

The Orders Summary tab provides order information in the following panels: Orders panel. View, update, and track existing orders and create orders for the current patient. Results panel. View test results from an interface or manually enter test results and related documents for the current patient. This panel is collapsed when you open the Orders Summary tab, but you can expand it to view its contents. Sign-off and Tracking Comments panel. View and add order tracking or sign-off comments. This panel is collapsed when you open the Orders Summary tab, but you can expand it to view its contents. Orders Summary Panel Components Pre-defined Orders Summary Filters You can select orders to view the order type. User-defined Orders Summary Filters Select an Orders Summary Grid Filter Orders Summary Top Toolbar You can select the filters in the top toolbar to select the order type. Orders Summary Grid Columns The Orders Summary grid displays the columns for Lab and Radiology orders based on the

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Updating Lab and Radiology Orders

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Orders Summary Grid Columns

Export Manually Corrected Laboratory Results

Using the Orders Summary Tab

Updating Lab and Radiology Orders

Orders Module

Sending Lab Results to NextGen Enterprise Patient Portal

Orders Summary Grid Columns

Export Manually Corrected Laboratory Results

Using the Orders Summary Tab