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Add Diagnoses Codes to Patient Encounters

  1. Open NextGen® Mobile.
  2. Open a patient chart.
    The Patient Chart view opens.
    Patient Chart view

  3. Select the Diagnostic icon.
    The Diagnosis view opens with the active diagnoses codes applied to the patient. It also displays the patient's demographic and encounter details.
  4. To add a diagnosis to the encounter, select Add Diagnosis.
    The Add Diagnosis view opens.
    Add diagnosis for a patient encounter

  5. Select a diagnosis from Previous Patient Diagnosis or Commonly Used Diagnosis or search for a diagnosis code powered by IMO® terminology, enter a search criteria in the Search field, and then select a diagnosis from the search result.
    A view opens listing the details about the diagnosis code and other suggestions from the IMO database.
    Diagnosis code details

  6. To add a diagnosis code to the patient encounter, select Add.
    The diagnosis code is added to the encounter.