Define Critical Result Ranges

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Define Critical Result Ranges

You can define a range of results for each type of test order. Then, when results are recorded for test orders that are outside of the normal range, an alert appears. You must have permissions set up in System Administrator to set up and change alert settings. On the Orders Summary tab, select an order that has results with a status of Final. To expand the Results panel, select the down arrow. From the Results toolbar, select Setup. The vendors list is displayed from the external system table. The entity that performed the test is the default vendor. The list is associated with a specific vendor, such as Labcorp® or Quest Diagnostics®. The vendors list is provided by a system table and is loaded with NextGen® Enterprise EHR. The list is updated, when needed, by NextGen Healthcare. Select the vendor from the Please select vendor list. A list of all result components for that vendor appears. If the vendor is not set up with any components, the Components list is empty. Note: The list of

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Edit a Critical Results Range Value

From the Application Launcher, access NextGen® Enterprise EHR. To expand the Results panel, select the down arrow. From the Results toolbar, select Setup. Select the vendor from the Please select vendor list. The default selected vendor is the entity that performed the test. Select an existing component range. Select Edit. The Add New Critical Range for window opens. Enter or select new values. Select OK. The updated critical results range appears in the window. Select OK. Parent topic: Define Critical Result Ranges

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Edit a Critical Results Range Value

From the Application Launcher, access NextGen® Enterprise EHR. To expand the Results panel, select the down arrow. From the Results toolbar, select Setup. Select the vendor from the Please select vendor list. The default selected vendor is the entity that performed the test. Select an existing component range. Select Edit. The Add New Critical Range for window opens. Enter or select new values. Select OK. The updated critical results range appears in the window. Select OK. Parent topic: Define Critical Result Ranges

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Define Order Result Notifications

The Order Results Notifications master file provides a complete list of users to be notified of test results from a particular external lab system. To define Order result notifications: From the application launcher, select File Maintenance > Master Files > System > Order Result Notifications. The Order Result Notifications List window opens. From the List access box, do one of the following: To add a new item, select Open Menu , and then select New. To modify an item, select the item in the list, select Open Menu , and then select Open. You can also double-click the item to open it. The Add Order Test Results Notification Information window opens. Enter the notification information. To add a user to be notified, select Add. The Address Book window opens. Under Show Users From, select the practice from which you want to select users. Under Available Users and Groups, select the users or groups you want to have notified of test results. The available Users list displays every user in th

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Create a Lab Order Workflow

This procedure provides the basic steps to create a lab order. When you create an 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 information, 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 . Open the Orders module. Select the Orders Summary tab. On the Top toolbar, select New > Lab Order If an encounter with today's date exists, the Create New Lab Order window opens. If an encounter with today's date does not exist, a message appears, prompting you to create an encounter or use a selected encounter. After you associate an encounter with the order, the Create New

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Create a Lab Order Workflow

This procedure provides the basic steps to create a lab order. When you create an 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 information, 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 . Open the Orders module. Select the Orders Summary tab. On the Top toolbar, select New > Lab Order If an encounter with today's date exists, the Create New Lab Order window opens. If an encounter with today's date does not exist, a message appears, prompting you to create an encounter or use a selected encounter. After you associate an encounter with the order, the Create New

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