Defining an AOE Question

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Information for AOE Questions

Certain lab test orders require patient information to run the test and determine the results. For example, the test might require a person's height, weight, age, race, or other information. To define Ask at Order Entry (AOE) questions in NextGen® Enterprise, you must gather the following information for each question you use with any testing performed at your practice, and then create entries for the question(s) using File Maintenance. Column Column Content System This value is the testing entity, such as Labcorp or Quest Diagnostics. Question Code This code value is provided by the testing entity, such as Labcorp or Quest Diagnostics. Each testing entity has its own naming requirements. Description This is a free text field. The description for the question is selected by you. Source Type Select using the drop-down arrow: Free Text, Pick List or Template Native Data Type Values such as numeric, date, alpha-numeric AOE Answers Contains the text for the format of this AOE question. For

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Defining an AOE Question

To define an AOE question, you need to know: what labs require questions what question codes and value codes are defined for a question what are the legal values for the answer To help you understand what is needed to set up test questions, below are some sample AOE questions that are used by Labcorp. In the value Code column of the table, you see unique codes assigned by Labcorp to the AOE questions associated with the tests described in the table. This value varies by lab and comes in many forms. The Source type tells you what format the answer is in. The Units column shows the legal answer values for that question. Define an AOE Question Parent topic: Setting Up AOE Questions

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Setting Up AOE Questions

AOE questions are questions that the provider or user asks the patient when they send the test order out to their performing entity, for example, the patient's race; did they fast before the test?; what is the specimen's origin?; and other questions. Required questions are defined by the entity performing the test. The user does not make up their own questions about the test; they must come from the testing entity, such as a lab. The question has a code that the test performing entity understands (both the question and the answer must be sent exactly as the performing entity (the lab or radiology unit ) requests, for example, you cannot send "fasting" as a question if the lab-defined question asks for "fast". A text description associated with each question makes it readable. Some question's answers are optional, some are required. A flag that you can select on the test question in file maintenance makes the answer required. If the check box is turned ON an answer is required. When you

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Define an AOE Question

Select File Maintenance > Master Files > System > Order AOE Questions. Select open menu and select New.The Order AOE Questions dialog box opens. Select the drop-down list and select a performing entity (lab or radiology) system for this question. Enter the order test value Code specific to the performing system being used. These codes are sent to the user by the performing entity and are different for each performing entity's list of tests. Select the drop-down arrow to select a Source Type. Select the desired value to select one. Free Text. The user can enter any value. List. The user must make a selection from a pre-defined AOE Answers list. Template. NextGen software picks up the value in the selected template field. If you select "list" it brings up the list of defined AOE Answers that you created for your database using File Maintenance. This can be a question to make it clear to the user what value needs to be entered. For example: "Did the patient fast?" If you select "string" i

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Creating Ask at Order Entry (AOE) Answers

Order AOE Answers in File Maintenance is the master file you use to define the list of answers used for Order AOE questions if the Source type is pick list. If a test vendor gives you a list of acceptable answers for AOE questions, you can create and link the provided answer list to the questions for that specific testing vendor (for example Quest Diagnostics or Labcorp). This helps to prevent problems with format and content of answers to Order AOE Questions. The System field on the Order AOE Answers dialog box is selected from a list of performing entities, such as Quest Diagnostics, Orchard and Labcorp. The Code field is a unique answer ID. The Description is text that easily identifies the question, for example: Patient Race, Fasting, Weight, Age, etc. If the question is defined as a required question the Orders Module displays it as bold when you are running NextGen® Enterprise EHR. For each order and for each question, you must create an instance of the answer. That means if you

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Creating Ask at Order Entry (AOE) Answers

Order AOE Answers in File Maintenance is the master file you use to define the list of answers used for Order AOE questions if the Source type is pick list. If a test vendor gives you a list of acceptable answers for AOE questions, you can create and link the provided answer list to the questions for that specific testing vendor (for example Quest Diagnostics or Labcorp). This helps to prevent problems with format and content of answers to Order AOE Questions. The System field on the Order AOE Answers dialog box is selected from a list of performing entities, such as Quest Diagnostics, Orchard and Labcorp. The Code field is a unique answer ID. The Description is text that easily identifies the question, for example: Patient Race, Fasting, Weight, Age, etc. If the question is defined as a required question the Orders Module displays it as bold when you are running NextGen® Enterprise EHR. For each order and for each question, you must create an instance of the answer. That means if you

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