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Scenario Where a Person Is Found but Unlinked in Both the NextGen® Database and External System

  1. From the main toolbar in NextGen® Enterprise PM, select Chart.
  2. In the Patient Lookup window, enter search criteria, and select Find.
    The system searches the NextGen® database and displays the results in the Patient Lookup window.
  3. Select a patient, and then select Open.
    The EMPI Search window opens and displays a list of potential matches found in the NextGen® database.
  4. Double-click a record to link it with both systems.
    If the external system is trusted, the NextGen® database is updated with the demographic data from the eternal system. Otherwise, the external system is updated with the demographic data from the NextGen® database.
  5. To add the person's demographic data to the external system, select No Matches.
  6. To continue without linking the patient to both systems, select Ignore.
Scenario Where a Person Is Found but Unlinked in Both the NextGen® Database and External System