Manage Dictation Feature

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Disable Dictation Feature for a Practice

On the Practice Configuration practice template, expand the Dictation panel. To remove dictation option from the NextGen® Orthopedic Suite templates for all members of a practice, select the Disable dictation for this practice check box. The dictation icons on workflow templates and the Dictate button on the Finalize Visit template are hidden. Parent topic: Manage Dictation Feature

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Disable Dictation Feature for a Provider

You can disable the dictation features for those members of your practice who do not use the functionality. On the Practice Configuration practice template, expand the Dictation panel. In the field below the Providers that do not dictate grid, select a provider who does not use dictation. Click Add. Parent topic: Manage Dictation Feature

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Configuring Practice Settings

You can configure global settings and other preferences for your practice. You can use the Practice Configuration template to configure settings for your practice. The Practice Configuration template is specific to NextGen® Orthopedic Suite. Practice Configuration template The following table describes the panels on the Practice Configuration template. Panel Description Global Settings You can set preferences that are used throughout the templates of NextGen® Orthopedic Suite. E&M Coding You can configure an effective date for 2023 guidelines on evaluation and management (E&M) coding. The 2023 guidelines for E&M coding go into effect on January 1, 2023, and you can change the effective date as needed. Finalize Visit Settings You can configure settings related to the Finalize Visittemplate. Admin Override You can configure administrative override functionality for various security groups. Dictation You can remove dictation features for the entire practice or specific providers who are n

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Restore Dictation Feature for a Provider

You can restore dictation feature for a provider, if dictation has not been disabled for the practice. On the Practice Configuration practice template, expand the Dictation panel. In the Providers that do not dictate grid, select the provider name. Click Delete. Parent topic: Manage Dictation Feature

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Performing Dictation

You can perform dictation before finalizing a patient visit on the Finalize Visit template. You can use the Dictate button and No Dictation check box on the Finalize Visit template for performing dictation. The Dictate button and No Dictation check box appear only if the dictation feature is configured in the Dictation panel on the Practice Configuration template. Dictation on the Finalize Visit template If you dictate using a method that delivers dictation directly to the NextGen® Enterprise EHR (for example, NextGen® Mobile or Nuance® Dragon), you need not configure dictation so that the use of dictation does not require additional steps before the office note can be generated. For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Configuration Guide forNextGen®Orthopedic Suite. Document Dictation Use in the Encounter Parent topic: Finalizing a Patient Visit Parent topic: Submitting Charges to Finalize a Visit

NextGen® Orthopedic Suite Help 80.2.14.0

Document Dictation Use in the Encounter

If dictation is configured for your practice, the Dictate button and No Dictation check box appear at the top of the Finalize Visit template. Note: For more information, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Configuration Guide for NextGen® Orthopedic Suite. On the Finalize Visit template, click the Dictate button. The IORTSfinalize Po template opens. Finalize Visit checklist Select the appropriate check boxes that dictation was used from one of the following visit types: Billable Visits Non-Billable Visits Fracture Care Note: When dictation is used in the encounter, the office note does not automatically generate when you Submit the charges on the Finalize Visit template. Misc. Dictation If you performed a radiology test and used dictation to record the information, click the Radiology Dictated check mark. If you used dictation to review outside diagnostic studies, click the check mark above the Outside Diagnostic Studies grid. Click Save & Close. Parent topic:

Manage Dictation Feature

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