Configure the Ability to Copy Comments Forward

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Review, Modify, and Copy Comments

You can review comments entered in all sections of the patient’s chart, including those captured during previous therapy encounters with the patient. Depending on your configuration, this also includes mobile dictation comments created in NextGen® Mobile. You can then improve your documentation efficiency by copying SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan) comments from previous encounters, including sessions dictated with NextGen® Mobile, into the current encounter. You can copy previous comments from any template that allows you to edit the SOAP comments field. Open the NTS SOAP Comments template by doing any of the following: Open a Single Visit template, and then select the Get Data button at the top of the template. Open a Single Visit template, expand the appropriate panel, and then select the Review Comments link above the SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan) comment field. Open the NTS Therapy Goals template, and then select the Review Comments link. The

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Integrating NextGen® Mobile Comments into NextGen Therapy Suite

If you use NextGen® Mobile to dictate your therapy session, the details from the NGMobileDictation template are automatically added to the subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) comment fields in the relevant Single Visit template. Mobile Field in NGMobileDictation template Corresponding Comment Type in NextGen® Therapy Suite HPI Subjective Physical Exam Objective Assessment Comment Plan Plan The dictation appears in the following NextGen® Therapy Suite templates and documents: NTS Single Visit template for PT/OT NTS Chiro Single Visit template NTS Speech Single Visit template NTS AUD Single Visit template NTS Subjective Review template NTS Objective Review template NTS Rapid Flowsheet template Clinical and APSO documents Parent topic: Comments

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Practice Configuration

You can use the NTS Practice Config template to configure settings for the practice that you are logged on to. The template has a table layout with rows of settings for Scripts, Single Visit, Diagnosis, PT/OT Exams, PT/OT Modalities, PT/OT Aquatherapy, Goals, Fee Sheet, QuickPicks, Cancel, Screening, and Student Settings with SLP Students. Open the Practice Configuration Template Open the NTS Practice Config practice template from the Specialty Config Home system template so you can configure settings and preferences for your practice. Scripts Single Visit Configure the Ability to Copy Comments Forward You can allow users to copy forward comments to the current encounter. Diagnosis Section PT/OT Exam and PT/OT Modalities PT/OT Aquatherapy and Goals Fee Sheet Configure the Rapid Flowsheet Worklog Administrators can configure the Rapid Flowsheet Worklog template so that therapists can easily switch between patients and quickly enter SOAP comments and exercises details. Quickpicks Cancel

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Copy Forward SOAP Note Data from Previous Encounters

You can copy previous Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan (SOAP) notes, and then send the notes to NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open NextGen® Mobile. Open the Patient Chart view. Select Today's Visit. Note: You must add or select an unlocked encounter. Select Dictate.The SOAP Note view opens. Select a SOAP section to enter clinical documentation. Select Copy Forward.The previously entered data for that SOAP section appears with the encounter dates. Recorded soap notes of previous encounters To copy a note to the today's visit SOAP note text box, select the note. Note: You can copy notes from multiple encounters. Current encounter soap note text box Optional: Edit the copied notes in the SOAP note text box using the mobile keyboard, and then select Done on the keyboard. Preview and send the narrated notes to NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Parent topic: Documenting SOAP Clinical Notes See also Send SOAP Notes

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Comments

Most panels of the Single Visit templates have a Comments field. Use the Comments fields to record things such as observations, interpretations, additional information, instructions and plans that do not have discrete data fields in that section. Comments fields typically have a 1000-character limit, and a character counter below the field. Comments (Subjective) field Integrating NextGen Mobile Comments into NextGen Therapy Suite Information you dictate in your therapy session appears in NextGen® Therapy Suite. Add Comments Review, Modify, and Copy Comments You can review the comments from a patient's current and previous encounters. You can improve your documentation efficiency by copying comments from previous therapy sessions into the current encounter. Your practice must be configured to allow copying previous comments. Parent topic: Navigation and Documentation Shortcuts

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