You can use the Past Vaccine Entry Form to record vaccinations received outside the practice.
- Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR, and select a patient from the Patient Lookupwindow.
- Select or create an encounter from Encounter History.
- Open the Immunizations module.
- Select Historical.
Note: If the selected encounter is not created for that day, a message appears prompting you to do one of the following:
- To select a different encounter, select Cancel, and then select an encounter from the Encounter History tab.
- To continue with the currently selected encounter, select No.
- To create an encounter, select Yes.
The Past Vaccine Entry Form window opens.
- To select a vaccine from the past vaccines list, select a date range from the By Category list, and then select a displayed vaccine.
- To search for a vaccine, do the following:
- Select Search.
- Enter the vaccine name, CVX code, CPT4® code, or the CPT4 description, and then select Find.
- Select Search all vaccines to expand the search for vaccines not included in the inventory.
- From the displayed list, select a vaccine and then select OK.
- Under Selected Vaccine Details, enter the date of administration of the vaccine, and select a Source from the list.
- To edit the record of a previous vaccine, on the Past Vaccine Entry Form window, select the Vaccine Edit tab and enter the details.
- Select Save and Close.
The recorded vaccine is updated in the Immunizations tab.
