Configure Default Performing Entities for Radiology

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Set Up Practice Preferred Performing Entities

Using File Maintenance Practice Preference settings, you can select a default value for the performing entity to use for both lab tests and radiology orders for a selected practice. You can also set up In-House Performing Entity by which the laboratory and diagnostic order items mapped to this entity are displayed in the list of Common Orders in NextGen® Enterprise CPOE. Select File Maintenance > System > Practices. Select a practice. Select Preferences. Select Order module in the Preference List. To display the Lab or Radiology performing entities, select the Open Record button. The list of performing entities appears. Using the right and left arrows, select the Lab and Radiology performing entities. In the Performing Entities window, select OK. Select the Lab Preferred Performing Entity and the In-House Performing Entity from the list. Select the Radiology Preferred Performing Entity and the In-House Performing Entity from the list. Select OK to save your preferences. Note: You can a

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Document Details of Radiology Orders

You can document the details of radiology orders for orthopedic patients. Open the Home or any other applicable template, select Orders from the upper navigation bar, and then select Single Order. Expand the Radiology panel. Select one of the following options for Performed: Internal Today for radiology tests performed and billed in your practice on the same day. Internal Later for radiology tests performed and billed in your practice on a future encounter. External for radiology tests performed and billed at an external facility. Select the category of the radiology test, performing entity, and performing location. Note: The values in Category and Performing Entity determine the tests in the Radiology Tests grid. Category is set to X-ray unless you remove or rename this category in the Radiology Picklists panel of the Radiology Configuration template. If the MRI/MRA Questions link is configured for the selected category, you can select the link to document the patient's contraindicati

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Select the Performing Entity

The performing entity is the laboratory and radiology facility to place a test. By default, the performing entity appears in NextGen® Mobile based on the setup in File Maintenance. You can change the performing entity in NextGen® Mobile, if needed. Open NextGen® Mobile. Open the Patient Chart view for your patient. Select Today's Visit. Orders Section in Today's Visit Note: You must select an unlocked encounter or you can create an encounter. In NextGen® Mobile, the Orders section is available for NextGen® Enterprise EHR version 6.0 and later. Select + Add next to Orders. The + Add option is not available on locked encounters and for non-NextGen® Enterprise users. The Select Order Type view opens displaying the Laboratory and Radiology order types. Select an order type. Note: After upgrading, when you select an order type for the first-time, the Ambient Orders view opens with all the performing entities selected by default. For specific performing entities test suggestions, you can cle

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Manage Radiology Tests

The tests in the Manage Radiology Tests grid on the Radiology Configuration practice template create a list of tests that corresponds to the Standard option above the Radiology Tests grid on the Radiology Order template and the Radiology panel of the Single Order template. The Manage Radiology Tests grid is packaged with an extensive list of radiology codes but they do not appear until you select a value in one of the filter fields above the grid. You can use the Manage Radiology Tests grid to manage and customize the codes to meet your practice's needs. The Manage Radiology Tests panel enables you to do the following: Assign a category and body part to a test Attach picklists to a radiology test Assign a bilateral code and picklist to a radiology test Indicate the laterality for a code The Category and Body Part fields use picklists from the Radiology Picklists panel. All configured performing entities for the selected code appear in the Performing Entity grid. Performing entities are

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Order Radiology Tests in the Radiology Order Template

You can order radiology tests performed and billed in your practice or on at an external facility. On the Home or any other applicable template, select Orders from the upper navigation bar, and then select Radiology Order. The Radiology Order template opens. Select one of the following options for Performed: Internal Today for radiology tests performed and billed in your practice on the same day. Internal Later for radiology tests performed and billed in your practice on a future encounter. External for radiology tests performed and billed at an external facility. Do one of the following: To place radiology orders with diagnoses, select Dx & Px, and then add the necessary diagnoses. Note: You must add at least one diagnosis to order external radiology tests. You can use the Radiology Picklists panel in the Radiology Configuration template to make diagnosis-code selection mandatory for placing internal radiology test orders, depending on the category. For more information, go to NextGen

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Create a Radiology Category

Categories created on the Radiology Configuration practice template are used in the NextGen® Orthopedic Suite to: Group radiology tests Filter grids Configure default performing entities Note: You cannot have duplicate categories. The fields below the Category grid are referred to by the corresponding column name. On the Radiology Configuration practice template, expand the Radiology Picklists panel. Enter the new category name in the Category field below the grid. To require a diagnosis when the category is selected on the Radiology Order template or the Radiology panel of the Single Order template, select Yes for the Require DX for Int Orders check box. To show the MRI/MRA Questions link when the category is selected, select the Yes check box under the Show MRI/MRA column. Click Add. Parent topic: Customize Picklists for Radiology Tests

Configure Default Performing Entities for Radiology

Recommendations

Set Up Practice Preferred Performing Entities

Document Details of Radiology Orders

Select the Performing Entity

Manage Radiology Tests

Order Radiology Tests in the Radiology Order Template

Create a Radiology Category

Set Up Practice Preferred Performing Entities

Document Details of Radiology Orders

Select the Performing Entity

Manage Radiology Tests

Order Radiology Tests in the Radiology Order Template

Create a Radiology Category