PAQ Setup

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

PAQ Setup

The PAQ in the Workflow module enables you an easy sign-off capability for documents, images, notes, NextGen® Document Management images, orders, SAP® Crystal Reports®, and HIE documents. You need to use the latest version of SAP Crystal Reports. You must enter user name and password to access the PAQ Workflow module. You can select one of the available items to review, accept, reject, or create a new task associated with the item. The PAQ is an optional feature, available in System Administrator. If your practice does not enable the PAQ to use, the functionality for existing Workflow module remains same. If you enable the PAQ, the Top toolbar within NextGen® Enterprise EHR displays an additional PAQ icon . Select to enable the PAQ access and complete the setup for all applicable users. To properly set up the PAQ, do the following: Enable the PAQ feature. Complete the provider sign-off setup information. Set up the user-provider assignment and relationships. For more information on usi

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Set Up Provider Signoff

A provider can sign off on many different items, but you can specify which items are required. Note: Only the providers with an assignment and a relationship to a user are able to sign off on items. In System Administrator, select a practice. From the View menu, select Provider Sign-off Setup. The Provider Sign-off Setup window opens. Note: If Provider Sign-off Setup is not in the View menu, you must first enable PAQ. Select the enterprise and practice to specify which practice the set up is for, which limits the number of items (at the practice level) that can be included for review within the PAQ. The selections reduce the possibility of requiring providers to review PAQ items that typically may not require review within the provider’s practice. On the Provider tab, select which providers can use the Provider Approval Queue. Select the Setup tab. Select the items that a provider is required to sign off. Available items include: Documents. Select either all the available documents or

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Set Up Provider Assignment and Relationship

To allow users to properly work with the PAQ and be able to sign off on items such as documents and images, you must set up the provider assignment and provider relationship. To set up provider assignment, in System Administrator, select the user that you want to set up a provider assignment for. From the Assigned Provider drop-down list on the General tab, select the provider to assign to the selected user. The providers listed are the ones that are selected as rendering providers at this practice on the Practice tab of the Add/Modify Provider Information window in File Maintenance. Select Update. To set up a provider relationship, select the user that you want to set up a Provider Relationship for. From the Provider Relationship list on the General tab, select the applicable relationship between the selected user and the assigned provider. If you are a Provider, choose Self If necessary, enter a date in the Provider Start Date and Provider End Date field for the specific relationship

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Help

Provider Sign-Off Set Up

In addition to setting permission for sign-off on test results, you define who is notified of the results. When setting up the PAQ, you can require that test results be signed off by the ordering provider or the encounter provider. The provider on the encounter may be different from the provider ordering the test. Using System Administrator Guide for NextGen Enterprise, you can setup to which Provider's approval Queue (PAQ) you want the test results sent. For more details on defining this parameter, go to the NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest System Administrator Guide for NextGen Enterprise and File Maintenance Guides for NextGen Enterprise and refer to Provider Signoff Setup. Parent topic: Set Up the Provider Sign off Values for Orders and the PAQ

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Provider Approval Queue

To use the PAQ, you must enable it first and set up the provider assignment and relationship, required signoff items, and operations rights in the System Administrator application. As a provider or delegate, you can access the PAQ from the Workflow module. Note: A patient Inclusion or Exclusion List may restrict your access to PAQ items. If you are a workflow delegate for another user or provider, you may not be able to access the same PAQ items as that person. If you do not have access to a patient, the Restricted message appears under the Patient and Description columns. For more information on Inclusion and Exclusion List viewing restrictions, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the following documents. System Administrator Guide forNextGen®Enterprise Patient Demographics Guide forNextGen®Enterprise Orders Module User Guide forNextGen®Enterprise EHR The number of items in the PAQ appears in parentheses on the Provider Approval Queue tab. An exclamation point ind

NextGen® Mobile Help

Overview of the Provider Approval Queue

You can use the Provider Approval Queue (PAQ) in NextGen® Mobile to review and resolve PAQ items received from NextGen® Enterprise EHR. You can view PAQ items by selecting PAQ on the Hub view or from the job list. You can sort the list to switch between newest or oldest items. You can use the PAQ filters to view the required items. Note: The PAQ window is available only if the PAQ is configured for the clinic’s NextGen® Enterprise EHR. NextGen® Mobile supports the following PAQ items: Lab orders NextGen® Enterprise EHR documents Images NextGen® Document Management scanned items SAP® Crystal Reports® You can view a PAQ item, and do the following: Sign off on the item Open the patient chart from the item Reject or reassign the item Add a note to the item Create tasks for yourself or other users from the item Note: You cannot create tasks for reports created with SAP® Crystal Reports®software. Sign off on the item with one or more of the following actions: Open the patient chart after sig

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