General Preferences

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Change User Preferences

You can change many of the default user preferences within NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Access NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open Preferences window. Select the tab that contains the preferences to change. Change the preference in the selected tab. Select Apply. Depending on your selections, a warning message may appear, informing you that the preference changes are not in effect until the next time you open the application. Select OK to close the message. Select OK to accept the changes you have made and exit from the Preferences window. To exit without saving changes, select Cancel. Parent topic: User Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

General Preferences

The General tab enables you to set the following preferences: Patient selection Orders CPOE Queue Synchronization settings Logout time Knowledgebase Notifications Initial module Spell check Set up Patient Selection Preferences Orders Preferences Disable Incomplete Orders Notification You can disable the CPOE incomplete orders notification in NextGen® Enterprise EHR in Tools > Preferences. Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences Logout After Preference The Logout After preference enables you to set up a time interval for automatic log off in NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Set up the Knowledgebase Preference Set up the Notifications Preference Set up the Initial Module Preference Spell Check Preference Parent topic: User Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Disable Incomplete Orders Notification

NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays a notification message when you have incomplete orders in Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and you do any of the following: When you close the patient chart. When you select a different patient while the current patient chart is open. When you close the NextGen® Enterprise EHR window. When you sign out from NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can disable this notification in Tools > Preferences. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences window opens. Select the General tab. Clear the Prompt when closing chart with incomplete items in orders check box. Select Apply and then select OK. Parent topic: General Preferences Parent topic: Managing Incomplete Orders See also Managing Incomplete Orders

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Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences

By default all NextGen® applications are synchronized to show the same selected patient when you switch from one application to another. For example, if you select Jane Doe in NextGen® Enterprise EHR and switch to NextGen® Enterprise PM, Jane Doe is automatically selected. Do the following in the Synchronization Settings section: To turn off synchronization, select the Suspend Patient Synchronization check box. To display a window prompting you to automatically create an encounter for the selected patient when you switch from another NextGen application to NextGen® Enterprise EHR, select the Prompt for encounter auto creation check box. Parent topic: General Preferences

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Disable Incomplete Orders Notification

NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays a notification message when you have incomplete orders in Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and you do any of the following: When you close the patient chart. When you select a different patient while the current patient chart is open. When you close the NextGen® Enterprise EHR window. When you sign out from NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can disable this notification in Tools > Preferences. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences window opens. Select the General tab. Clear the Prompt when closing chart with incomplete items in orders check box. Select Apply and then select OK. Parent topic: General Preferences Parent topic: Managing Incomplete Orders Related concepts Managing Incomplete Orders

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences

By default all NextGen® applications are synchronized to show the same selected patient when you switch from one application to another. For example, if you select Jane Doe in NextGen® Enterprise EHR and switch to NextGen® Enterprise PM, Jane Doe is automatically selected. Do the following in the Synchronization Settings section: To turn off synchronization, select the Suspend Patient Synchronization check box. To display a window prompting you to automatically create an encounter for the selected patient when you switch from another NextGen application to NextGen® Enterprise EHR, select the Prompt for encounter auto creation check box. Parent topic: General Preferences

General Preferences

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Change User Preferences

General Preferences

Disable Incomplete Orders Notification

Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences

Disable Incomplete Orders Notification

Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences

Change User Preferences

General Preferences

Disable Incomplete Orders Notification

Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences

Disable Incomplete Orders Notification

Set up Synchronization Settings Preferences