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Set Preferences to View NextGen® Enterprise PM Alerts in NextGen Enterprise EHR

You must enable the following practice preferences to include NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts in NextGen® Enterprise EHR and display visual indicators for them on the Patient Information Card. Note: You can add or edit these alerts only from NextGen® Enterprise PM. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Layout and Preferences Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM. For more information on practice preferences for the Patient Information Card, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest File Maintenance Guides for NextGen Enterprise. Access NextGen® Enterprise PM. From the Admin menu, select Preferences > Practice. The Practice Preferences window opens. In the Preference List pane, select Patient Information Bar. In the EHR tab, select one or both of the following options. To display a PM tab on the Patient Alerts window for viewing NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts, select the Display PM Alerts check box. To display the count

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Visual Alert Indicators on the Patient Information Card

The color of the Alerts button on the Patient Information Card indicates the presence of alerts. If your practice preferences are configured for viewing only NextGen® Enterprise EHR alerts, the Alerts button turns red in color when there are NextGen® Enterprise EHR alerts available for the patient. Otherwise, the button is transparent. If you configure the practice preferences to include NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts and show a visual indicator for alerts, the button turns red in color when either NextGen® Enterprise EHR or NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts are available for the patient. If there are only NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts and the preference to show a visual indicator is not enabled, the button remains transparent. The number appearing on the Alerts button indicates the total alerts count. If you configure the practice preferences to include and show a visual indicator for NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts, the total alerts count collectively indicates NextGen® Enterprise EHR and N

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Assign NextGen® Enterprise EHR Alerts for Individual Patients

For each alert type, you can select an existing alert message or create a new one. You can select options to display an alert in bold red type and show the alert in the Patient Alerts window when you open the patient's chart. You cannot select a Patient has expired alert on the Add/Edits Alerts window. You can only add this alert from the Modify Patient Information window. You must start documentation from an NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine template for some alerts. Open the patient's chart. Do one of the following: If no current alerts exist, select the gray Alerts button on the Patient Information Card. Note: This function is enabled only for NextGen® Enterprise EHR alerts. If current alerts exist, select the red Alerts button to display the Patient Alerts window. On the EHR tab, select Add/Edit. The Add/Edit Alerts window opens, with a separate section for each alert type and its options. Use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to view all alert types and options. To assign an

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Manage Patient Information Card at Practice-Level

You can customize the appearance of the Patient Information Card (PIC) at the practice level with System Administrator rights. You can edit or remove patient information data fields and template links. Open File Maintenance. Under Master Files, select EHR, and then select Application Appearance.The EHR Application Appearance window opens displaying the preview of the Patient Information Card (PIC), Quick Buttons, Encounter History, and Categories for the Deafult configuration. Select the required configuration, and then select Edit.The Edit EHR Application Appearance Configuration window opens displaying the layout of the Patient Info tab by default. To change or remove a data field, select the corresponding Edit link.The Data Field window opens, where you can select an alternative existing data field from the list under the Select a pre-defined data field section, or create a custom data field and display a label under the Select a custom data field section. Note: You can configure a

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Viewing, Acknowledging, and Assigning Alerts

You can set up NextGen® Enterprise EHR patient alerts to inform providers of specific concerns about the current patient and have them acknowledge the information. You can assign alerts to individual patients, or if you are a system administrator, you can assign alerts to all patients in a practice. To perform alerts actions, you must have access rights under Modules, Medical Records, Patient Alerts in System Administrator. For more information, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest System Administrator Guide for NextGen Enterprise. You can set practice preferences to view alerts from NextGen® Enterprise PM along with alerts for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Alert Types Set Preferences to View NextGen Enterprise PM Alerts in NextGen Enterprise EHR Visual Alert Indicators on the Patient Information Card Alerts provides a list of NextGen® Enterprise EHR and NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts for the patient. You can configure the practice preferences to customize t

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Using Layout and User Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR layout comprises menus and toolbars such as Title bar, Main menu, Top toolbar, and Status bar. You can set the user preferences and work with patient encounters and categories. You can also view the calendars and icons, and access the Alerts module, if the Patient Information Card (PIC) is enabled. The PIC in NextGen® Enterprise EHR provides the following information. Patient general information Patient demographics information Patient medical summary information Encounter-based information NextGen® Enterprise comes with an integrated spelling checker that automatically detects and corrects spelling errors as you type alphanumeric characters in certain text fields. You can use the spelling checker only on editable fields. NextGen Enterprise EHR User Interface Overview of the Main Window Overview of the NextGen® Enterprise EHR main window, its menus, toolbars, modules, and other components components. Quick Buttons for Patient Medical Summary Information You can

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Set Preferences to View NextGen® Enterprise PM Alerts in NextGen Enterprise EHR

Visual Alert Indicators on the Patient Information Card

Assign NextGen® Enterprise EHR Alerts for Individual Patients

Manage Patient Information Card at Practice-Level

Viewing, Acknowledging, and Assigning Alerts

Using Layout and User Preferences

Set Preferences to View NextGen® Enterprise PM Alerts in NextGen Enterprise EHR

Visual Alert Indicators on the Patient Information Card

Assign NextGen® Enterprise EHR Alerts for Individual Patients

Manage Patient Information Card at Practice-Level

Viewing, Acknowledging, and Assigning Alerts

Using Layout and User Preferences