On-demand Template Caching

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Cache Multiple Templates

You can cache all templates or only templates with out-of-date time stamps. You can run the Template Cache Generator from Template Editor or from a standalone executable file. Do one of the following: Double-click TemplateCacheGenerator.exe in your NextGen installation folder. From the Tools menu in Template Editor, select Create Cache > All Templates. The NextGen Template Cache Generator window opens. The Only out of date templates check box is selected by default. A template is out-of-date if the cache time stamp for the template .ngt_file and the cache time stamp in the template database table do not match. To cache all templates regardless of the cache time stamp, clear the check box. Select Cache Templates. The window displays the name of each template being checked and cached. It shows a progress bar and how many of the total number of templates have been cached. To stop caching the remaining templates, select Cancel. The TemplateCacheGenerator window opens. Do one of the followi

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Cache an Individual Template

To cache a specific template, you must access the Template Cache Generator from Template Editor. Open the template you want to cache. From the Tools menu, select Create Cache, and then select This Template. The NextGen Template Cache Generator window opens. You do not need to enter any information. The template is cached in the Template Server Cache path designated in Templates Preferences in the System Administrator application. Parent topic: Template Caches

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Universal Preferences for Template Caches

Set up the applicable cache paths under Templates Universal Preferences in the System Administrator application. If you have more than one database, set up separate path locations for caching the template files for each database. Preference Description Template Cache Path Enter the directory path to be used to store template files that are cached. Note: You can designate the directory to be used to store cached files in your ngconfig.ini file instead of the Template Cache Path. If you choose that option, do not enter this preference. Template Server Cache Path Enter the directory path to be used to store template files that are cached using the Template Cache Generator. CAUTION: You must enter this path to run the Template Cache Generator. If this path is missing, the cache file is created in the Template Cache Path. Note: NextGen Healthcare recommends that you use the Template Server Cache Path if you have a large number of systems running against your database. It reduces the load on

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

Template Caches

Caching is a means of providing more efficient retrieval of frequently accessed template-related tables. Caching duplicates the information in a temporary storage area, called a cache, on higher speed media for quicker access. Reading from a cache instead of from the database reduces bandwidth consumption, server load, and data latency (time delays), and avoids round-trip messages to and from the origin server. Template Editor automatically caches a template whenever it is created or modified and saved. Template caching may also be done on demand and at run time. Picklists are cached as they are accessed in the system. Cached files can be stored in a directory designated in your ngconfig.ini file or in the Template Cache Path or Template Server Cache Path in System Administrator Universal Preferences. The Template Server Cache Path works together with the Template Cache Generator. The Template Cache Generator can be run from Template Editor or from a standalone executable file in your

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Saving Template Data

NextGen® Enterprise EHR templates enable you to enter patient information into the available fields in a number of ways. After entering all of the required or available information, you can select Save on the Top toolbar to save your template. NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically saves the template you are working with if another template is launched from it. You can close a template by selecting the Close button on the Top toolbar or the X button. If you did not save your template before closing a template, NextGen® Enterprise EHR opens the Save Template message. Note: If you enter out-of-range data in a numeric/decimal field, an error message appears when you leave the field or try to save the template. You can correct your entry to be within the acceptable range. If you are working with a Group template, the data you enter and save is committed to all of the charts for patients who are members of the specific patient group. Parent topic: Using Templates

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Storing Patient Information Using Templates

You can use templates to record and store patient demographic, document calls or communications, and manage images from NextGen® Enterprise EHR using the following: Templates Communication Component of NextGen® Enterprise EHR Graphical Exam Tool (GET) Using Templates Graphical Exam Tool (GET) Related concepts Selecting a Template Patient Chart Items Data Sheets Continuity-of-Care Documents (CCDs) Communication Component Grid Call Types Graphical Exam Tool (GET) Related tasks Update Gender Identity in the Template Update Ethnicity in the Template Open the Communication Component Update Existing Descriptions

On-demand Template Caching

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Cache Multiple Templates

Cache an Individual Template

Universal Preferences for Template Caches

Template Caches

Saving Template Data

Storing Patient Information Using Templates