Copy Forward Functionality for Ophthalmic Exams

NextGen® Ophthalmic Suite Help 2022.2

Copy Ophthalmic Exam Findings from Past Encounters

Before you begin You must assign exam copy-forward functionality privileges to individual providers on the Eye Configuration practice template. For more information about configuring copy-forward for exams, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Setup Guide for NextGen® Ophthalmic Suite. You can copy-forward physical exam findings documented during a past encounter on the Provider – OPH template. You can use the copied exam data as a starting point for the current encounter and make updates to reflect today's exam. Select the Provider tab to open the Provider – OPH template, then expand the Physical Exam panel. Click the Copy Past Exam link below the physical exam grids.The Copy Past Exam – OPH template displays All Providers and the Last 5 Exams. copy past exam - oph template To filter the exams by current provider, select Current Provider in the Show section. To see all of the patient's exams, for Exams, select All Exams. Select the row you want to view or

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Document an Ophthalmic Physical Exam

The following steps describe the general workflow for documenting findings for the ophthalmic physical exams. While there are differences in the parameters being documented for each exam, the process of entering the data into the exam section on the Physical Exam panel or on the individual exam detail templates is similar for many parameters of most exams. Findings documented by the technician appear in the exam fields and the grids. In the Physical Exam panel, select a value for Mood/Affect and Orientation. Do one of the following: Document the exams in the data fields in the panel. Click the exam link in the left pane of the OD and OS grids to open a detailed exam template. If all findings for a physical exam are normal, select the WNL check box. Exam parameter fields corresponding to the selected check box automatically fill with the normal default values. Note: Findings considered normal defaults are configured on the Eye Configuration practice template. The Eye Configuration pract

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Physical Exams in Ophthalmology

On the Provider - OPH template, the Physical Exam panel includes: Exams performed by the technician or assistant, which are later to be reviewed and updated by the provider Exams that are performed only by the provider Providers can update exams using the following options to document in the Physical Exam panel: Exam links in the left pane of the OD and OS grids Other links in the panel Exam fields Abnormal exam findings appear in the grids with an exclamation mark and a red circle appears in the left pane next to the corresponding exam. You can use the Refresh button to update the grids after you document or update exam findings. Additional alerts appear in the panel header. pysical exam panel Document an Ophthalmic Physical Exam Copy Forward Functionality for Ophthalmic Exams Copy-forward functionality in NextGen® Ophthalmic Suite. Copy Ophthalmic Exam Findings from Past Encounters How to ophthalmic providers can copy exam findings from past encounters. Update an External Exam Slit L

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Copy Last Exam

The Copy Last Exam setting is found on the Ophthalmology Provider Specialty practice template which opens from the Providers data grid on the Eye Configuration practice template. When setting up an Ophthalmology provider, selecting the use copy last exam forward check box configures the system to pull information from the last exam forward to the current exam. On Ophthalmology exam templates in run-time, a separate Copy last exam check box is available for each eye and each part of the exam (such as external, slit lamp, and posterior) when this setting is selected for a provider. Note: In this version of NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, Copy Last Exam pulls forward information from the last time the exam templates were opened to the current exam. Exam templates include: Brief Examination (eyeBriefExam), External Examination (eyeExternalExam), Slit Lamp Examination (eyeSlitExam), and Provider - OPH (oph_provider). Parent topic: Oph Setup - Eye Config Practice Template

NextGen® Ophthalmic Suite Help 2022.2

Copy Last Exam

The Copy Last Exam setting is found on the Ophthalmology Provider Specialty practice template which opens from the Providers data grid on the Eye Configuration practice template. When setting up an Ophthalmology provider, selecting the use copy last exam forward check box configures the system to pull information from the last exam forward to the current exam. On Ophthalmology exam templates in run-time, a separate Copy last exam check box is available for each eye and each part of the exam (such as external, slit lamp, and posterior) when this setting is selected for a provider. Note: In this version of NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine, Copy Last Exam pulls forward information from the last time the exam templates were opened to the current exam. Exam templates include: Brief Examination (eyeBriefExam), External Examination (eyeExternalExam), Slit Lamp Examination (eyeSlitExam), and Provider - OPH (oph_provider). Parent topic: Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

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Document a Physical Exam (Technicians/Assistants)

The following steps describe the general workflow for documenting findings for Ophthalmology physical exams. While there are differences in the parameters being documented for each exam, the process of entering the data in the exam section on the Physical Exam panel and on the individual exam detail templates is similar for many parameters of most exams. At the top of the panel, indicate the following for the patient: Mood/Affect – Select Normal or Abnormal. Orientation – Select Oriented x3 or Abnormal. Locate the data entry fields for the exam you wish to document on the panel. To document a more detailed exam, click the exam link to the left of the Physical Exam grids to open the corresponding detailed exam template. When the Physical Exam panel is on the Provider - OPH template, an exam link is also found in the exam data entry section on the panel. If the physical exam findings are normal, select the WNL check box for each eye as appropriate, OD and OS. Exam parameter fields corres

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