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Prerequisites for ePrescribing in NextGen® Mobile

For electronic prescription of controlled substances (ePCS) medications in NextGen® Mobile, you must set up the following:

  • You must have NextGen® Enterprise API (application programming interface) licenses.
  • You must have the necessary eRx permissions in System Administrator.

    For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise.

  • You must have the necessary eRx permissions in File Maintenance.

    For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest File Maintenance Master Lists Guide forNextGen®Enterprise.

  • You must have the necessary ambient permissions in NextGen® Mobile Cloud Portal.

    For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest NextGen®Mobile Solutions Cloud Portal User Guide.

  • You must set up one of the following controlled substances (CS) authentication methods:
    • Symantec VIP Token
    • IdenTrust Mobile Authentication Service (MAS)

    For more information on authentication setup, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest ePrescribing User Guide forNextGen®Enterprise EHR.

Prerequisites for ePrescribing in NextGen® Mobile