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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 NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts.

If there are 3 NextGen® Enterprise EHR alerts and 1 NextGen® Enterprise PM alert, the Alerts button displays a count of 4. If you disable the practice preferences for showing NextGen® Enterprise PM alerts, the total alerts count is 3.