Foot Pedal Devices

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Create an Audio File

NextGen® Enterprise EHR enables you to record and play back audio files in data entry fields to simplify storing information relevant to patients' records. To record and listen to voice files in templates, your workstation must be equipped with a sound card, a microphone, and speakers. Note: You cannot open or go to another template or perform other functions while you are playing or recording audio. Select the Microphone button within the audio field. The NextGen Audio Recorder window opens. To begin recording your audio file, select Record. To finish the recording, select Stop. Enter the name for the file in the Desc box. To save your audio file, select Save. To listen to the recorded file, select Play. To change the recording, select to switch from Insert to Overwrite mode. select OK. If you did not save your file, an Audio window opens, prompting you to save your work. Do one of the following: To save changes, select Yes. To exit without saving any changes, select No. To return to

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Document Audio Transcription

NextGen® Enterprise EHR enables you to export audio files recorded in NextGen® Enterprise EHR by generating documents in Rich Text Format (RTF) with embedded audio data. These documents can be sent to a transcriptionist, who opens them in a word processor, replays the audio file, and transcribes it. A completed transcribed document is saved into a designated folder and imported back into NextGen® Enterprise EHR by inserting the transcribed text into the applicable template. Set up Document Audio Transcription Document Audio Transcription Devices Parent topic: Template Audio Files

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Change Audio Recorder Settings

NextGen® Enterprise is set up to enable recording of a 30-second long audio file by default. To set up a different default time for audio files or to make any other changes, contact your system administrator. You can define audio characteristics to be used in recording audio files. On the NextGen Audio Recorder window, select Settings. The Audio Settings window opens. Select the appropriate setting from the Attributes list. If you do not want to save the new settings, select Cancel. To save the new settings, select OK. Parent topic: Template Audio Files

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Edit Audio Note Fields with MS Word

You can edit Audio Note fields using Microsoft® Word only if you have the application installed on your workstation. Select a patient, and then open a template with an Audio Note. Right-click the Audio Note field, and then select Edit Note. NextGen® Enterprise EHR embeds the Microsoft® Word features. Make any necessary text changes using the Microsoft® Word functionality. For more information on Microsoft® Word, see the appropriate documentation provided by Microsoft®. Right-click the Audio Note field, and then select Close Note. NextGen® Enterprise EHR closes Microsoft® Word. Save the template. Parent topic: Template Audio Files

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Foot Pedal Devices

The NextGen® Enterprise EHR Audio Recorder supports integration with foot pedal devices that enable mapping to outside sources. To enable a device, you must map each of the available pedals to the NextGen Audio Recorder controls: Rewind. CTRL + L Stop/Play. CTRL + M Fast Forward. CTRL+ R Parent topic: Template Audio Files

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Set up Document Audio Transcription

Create a NextGen® Enterprise EHR template with an Audio Note field in it. Set up all required directories for storage and transfer of Audio Note RTF files. Set up the Note File Monitor. For more information on how to use document audio transcription, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Note File Monitor Utility Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Parent topic: Document Audio Transcription

Foot Pedal Devices

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Create an Audio File

Document Audio Transcription

Change Audio Recorder Settings

Edit Audio Note Fields with MS Word

Foot Pedal Devices

Set up Document Audio Transcription

Foot Pedal Devices

Create an Audio File

Document Audio Transcription

Change Audio Recorder Settings

Edit Audio Note Fields with MS Word

Foot Pedal Devices

Set up Document Audio Transcription