Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

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Picklist Configuration for Ophthalmic Providers and Visit Types

You can configure picklists for external, slit lamp, and posterior physical exam findings by provider and visit type in the Picklist Configuration section of the Eye Configuration practice template. You can also setup customized default picklists. The ability to customize external, slit lamp, and posterior physical exam picklists supports the preferences of individual providers in the NextGen® Ophthalmic Suite. Configuring customized physical exam picklists by a provider is optional. In runtime, if a customized picklist has not been defined for a provider and visit type, the default picklist is used. If there is no default picklist, then the existing picklist packaged with the system is used. There are four levels of picklists for the external, slit lamp, and posterior physical exams: For a specific provider and visit type DEFAULT picklists, not specific to any provider or visit type For a specific Visit type and DEFAULT provider (any provider) Existing picklists that are packaged with

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Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

The Provider Specialty grid on the Eye Configuration practice template displays details for providers that have been set up with special configurations and permissions specific to NextGen® Ophthalmic Suite including: Assign providers to different sub-specialties of Ophthalmology. Setting the sub-specialty for Ophthalmology providers causes template navigation to automatically be configured for their sub-specialty when they open the Ophthalmology templates. This setting is optional for generalists. Give privileges to individual providers to be able to copy forward portions of their last exams to a new encounter. By default, the Copy last exam forward option is not selected. Allow the Provider HPI Details section of the Ophthalmology Generic HPI to be editable by the technician or scribe for an individual provider. By default, the Provider section of the HPI is not editable by the technician or scribe. Set a Default specialty for the provider. provider specialty section Assign a Provider

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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: Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

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Assign a Provider to an Ophthalmology Sub-Specialty

Right-click the Provider Specialty grid and select Add new from the drop-down menu to open the Ophthalmology Provider Specialty - [New Record] template. Click the Provider Name field and select a provider from the list of all providers in the system for the practice. Click the Specialty field and select the specialty from the list. Select the Retina specialty if a provider sees only Retina patients. The Specialty field may be left blank if the provider is a generalist. Select the use copy last exam forward check box to permit the provider to use the Copy Forward Last Exam function. The use copy last exam forward check box allows providers to copy exam findings forward from one visit to the next so that they can easily compare the current encounter to the previous and document those findings that have changed. Select the HPI editable by technician/scribe on HPI popup check box to allow a technician or scribe to add or edit findings in the provider section of the Generic HPI - OPH templa

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Update an Existing Provider

Update an Existing Provider Update an Existing Provider On the Eye Configuration practice template, double-click a row in the Provider Specialty grid displaying the provider to be updated. Make any changes to settings: Specialty use copy last exam forward HPI editable by technician/scribe on HPI popup Default specialty Click Save and Close in the bottom toolbar. Parent topic: Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

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Configure Default View for Assessment/Plan - OPH Template

To configure the default view of Assessment/Plan - OPH template. Open the Eye Configuration practice template, and then double-click a row in the Provider Specialty grid to select the desired provider. configuring default view for assessment/plan - oph template In the Default speciality section, select Dx Hx or Previous Impression/Plan. If no option is selected, then the Dx Hx option is selected by default. Click Save and then click Close.The selected option is set as the default view for the Assessment/Plan - OPH template. Parent topic: Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

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Picklist Configuration for Ophthalmic Providers and Visit Types

Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

Copy Last Exam

Assign a Provider to an Ophthalmology Sub-Specialty

Update an Existing Provider

Configure Default View for Assessment/Plan - OPH Template

Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

Picklist Configuration for Ophthalmic Providers and Visit Types

Ophthalmic Provider Configuration Options

Copy Last Exam

Assign a Provider to an Ophthalmology Sub-Specialty

Update an Existing Provider

Configure Default View for Assessment/Plan - OPH Template