Disable or Re-enable Access to the EXTERNAL APPLICATION SETUP Window

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Configure External Applications

System Administrator provides the EXTERNAL APPLICATION SETUP window to configure each external application that users can open from NextGen® Enterprise EHR or NextGen® Enterprise PM. For NextGen® Enterprise EHR, this configuration applies to both the External Applications button and the Launch External Application template trigger. In System Administrator, select View > External Application Setup. The EXTERNAL APPLICATION SETUP window opens. The list of licensed applications appears in the left pane. EXTERNAL APPLICATION SETUP Window If the EXTERNAL APPLICATION SETUP window does not open, a message may appear indicating the following. Your user account does not have permission to access the EXTERNAL APPLICATION SETUP window. In this case, enable the OPERATIONS > Administration > External Application Setup security right for your user group. The API is not available. For information about troubleshooting NextGen API services, refer to the NextGen®API Suite Manager Installation Guide for

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Control Whether Users Can Open External Applications

To enable users to open external applications from NextGen® Enterprise EHR or NextGen® Enterprise PM, you must ensure that the Allow API Access security right is enabled for the desired user groups. This right includes all methods of opening external applications, whether from the Patient Information Card (PIC) or the Launch External Application template trigger. Note: The Allow API Access security right is set to Yes by default. In System Administrator, open the enterprise and practice, and select a user group. Select the Rights tab. Select OPERATIONS > Allow API Access. Allow API Access right in System Administrator Under Access Rights, select Yes or No. Parent topic: Opening External Applications

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Opening External Applications

NextGen Healthcare has a number of vendors that have integrated their applications with the NextGen® Enterprise platform. The vendor applications use NextGen® Enterprise API solutions to interact with your electronic health records data. Many of these applications are listed on NextGen API Marketplace, which includes application information and links to the respective vendor websites. Some of these vendor applications are designed to be easily opened from NextGen® Enterprise EHR or NextGen® Enterprise PM. These external applications run code from other vendors. In NextGen® Enterprise EHR, you can use the following features to open external applications: The External Applications button on the patient information card. The Launch External Application trigger. A trigger is a template component that associates an action with a given User Interface (UI) control, such as a button. You can use the Template Editor to add this trigger to custom templates. In NextGen® Enterprise PM, you can use

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Administration Operations

Subgroup Used in Description Advanced Audit Setup NextGen® Enterprise PM & NextGen® Enterprise EHR Enables users to access Advanced Audit Setup from the NextGen® Enterprise and NextGen® Enterprise PM applications. Association Maintenance NextGen® Enterprise PM & NextGen® Enterprise EHR Enables users to create and modify associations in the System Administrator application. Change Password NextGen® Enterprise PM Enables users to change their passwords. Copy User Preferences NextGen® Enterprise PM Enables users to copy user preferences, work flow module preferences and PAQ custom rules from one user to another user or user group profile. Edit NextGen® Enterprise EHR Component Profiles NextGen® Enterprise EHR Enables users to edit the Graphical Exam Tool (GET) profile. If access rights are set to Yes, the Settings option on the GET tool is enabled; if access rights are set to No, the option is disabled. External Application Setup NextGen® Enterprise EHR Enables administrators to grant use

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Setup Access Rights for Group Scheduling

To work with patient groups, group appointments, and group encounters in NextGen® Enterprise PM and NextGen® Enterprise EHR, users must have security access rights in System Administrator. Access System Administrator. The NextGen System Administrator window opens. On the left, select to expand an enterprise and then a practice. Select a user group within the practice. Select the Rights tab. To enable users to add or modify Patient Groups in NextGen® Enterprise PM and NextGen® Enterprise EHR, do the following: Select to expand Operations, and then select Patient Group. In the Access Rights section, select Yes. To enable users to schedule Group Appointments in NextGen® Enterprise PM, do the following: Select to expand Modules, then expand Scheduling, and then select Appointments. In the Access Rights section, select Add. To enable users to create Group Encounters in NextGen® Enterprise PM and NextGen® Enterprise EHR, do the following: Select to expand Operations, then expand Encounters,

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Set Application Access for Users

You can select which applications displays on the Application Launcher for all users, and on an individual basis. Regardless of access (global or user), users must have the appropriate rights to access the applications. Note: You can select up to 20 applications to display. Globally selected applications cannot be modified at the user level. To set application access for all users, from the Edit menu, select Full App Launcher Access. The Full Application Access window appears. Select the check boxes for applications that will display on the Launcher. The selections are automatically applied to all users and cannot be deselected at the user level. Clear the check boxes for applications that will not display by default on the Launcher but can be displayed at the user level. Select OK. To set application access at the user level, select a user. In the App Launcher Application Access section on the General tab, select the check boxes for applications that will display on the Launcher. Clea

Disable or Re-enable Access to the EXTERNAL APPLICATION SETUP Window

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Configure External Applications

Control Whether Users Can Open External Applications

Opening External Applications

Administration Operations

Setup Access Rights for Group Scheduling

Set Application Access for Users

Configure External Applications

Control Whether Users Can Open External Applications

Opening External Applications

Administration Operations

Setup Access Rights for Group Scheduling

Set Application Access for Users