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Attach a Document

When you attach a document from the patient's chart, it is added to the NextGen® PxP Portal document history after the message is sent. You can also include documents saved on your computer in a message.
  1. From the main toolbar, select the Inbox button.
    The Workflow window opens.
  2. Select Compose .
    The Patient Portal Message window opens.
  3. Select the Attachments tab.
    The Attachments window opens.
  4. Optional: To attach a document such as a Microsoft® Word®, Adobe® Acrobat®, image, text, or HTML file from your computer, on the Attachments tab, select Word button, and then select a file.
  5. To include a document from the patient's chart, on the Attachments tab, select Add an attachment button.
  6. On the Add An Attachment window, under Documents, expand the encounter dates.

  7. Select the documents you want to include, and then select OK.
    The attached documents appear on the Attachments tab.
The patient receives a notification for a message with multiple attachments after all the attachments are processed. The message displays the status of each attachment. If an attachment cannot process, its status appears as failed. If an attachment is being processed, its status appears as in process.

You can also include documents, images and graphs from a patient's chart to their NextGen® PxP Portal account from the Document Requests and Recurring Formset Export feature.

Attach a Document