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Assign Diagnosis Codes to a Diagnosis Group

You can assign diagnosis codes to existing diagnosis groups, which are used on medical record templates for documenting patient's assessment.

The active diagnosis codes configured in the diagnosis code library of File Maintenance can be assigned to the diagnosis groups available on the Specialty Diagnosis Group Config template. For more information on configuring diagnosis code library, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the latest File Maintenance Libraries Guide for NextGen® Enterprise.
  1. On the Specialty Diagnosis Group Config template, expand the Manage Diagnosis Groups and Codes panel.
  2. Select the desired diagnosis group from the grid of the Add Diagnosis Group section.
    The results are as follows:
    • The details of the selected diagnosis group are filled in their corresponding fields of the Add Diagnosis Group section.
    • The diagnosis codes associated with the selected group are filled in the Assigned Diagnosis Codes grid of the Assign Diagnosis Codes to Group section.
  3. Do the following to search for diagnosis codes.
    1. To search diagnosis codes using descriptions, select one of the following options in the Assign Diagnosis Codes to Group section.
      • Starts with. Select this option to search for descriptions that start with the entered keyword.
      • Search anywhere. Select this option to search for descriptions that contain the entered keyword.
    2. Enter the keyword of desired diagnosis description in the Description field or enter the diagnosis code or keyword of the diagnosis code in the Code field.
    3. Select the desired code type.
    4. Select Search.
      The diagnosis codes matching with the search criteria appear in the Search Results grid.
  4. Select the desired diagnosis code from the Search Results grid, and select the Right Arrow icon.
    The selected diagnosis code is added to the Assigned Diagnosis Codes grid.
  5. To move all the codes from the Search Results grid to the Assigned Diagnosis Codes grid, select the Right Arrow, Move All icon.
  6. To move assigned diagnosis codes to a specific position, select the diagnosis code from the Assigned Diagnosis Codes grid, and then select the Up Arrow or Down Arrow icon as needed.
  7. Select Update.
    The diagnosis codes added to the Assigned Diagnosis Codes grid are assigned to the diagnosis group selected from the grid of the Add Diagnosis Group section.