Physicians seek the ability to access patient information at their fingertips when they need it and in a timely manner. Providers have discovered that NextGen Mobile complements clinical workflows through their easy and intuitive cloud-based platform.
What is NextGen Mobile?
NextGen Mobile furnishes providers with access to current clinical information directly from their mobile device. NextGen Mobile enables users of mobile devices to connect wirelessly to NextGen Ambulatory EHR to perform the following functions:
Can I access NextGen mobile for free or is there a fee?
NextGen Mobile comes in two subscription tiers to meet your practices needs. In the complimentary offering, there is no cost for the specific features available. There is a Mobile Plus offering that has a few more features for $99/month per provider. This Mobile Plus version has additional features that you may decide could benefit your practice and could be a great ROI when it comes to time-saving features. Here is a chart below that breaks down the features in both versions of NextGen Mobile.
Complimentary Functionality
- The centralized hub provides fast access to patient charts, tasks, and all other available aspects of the application.
- Provides access to view and manage PAQ items, with options to sign-off, reassign, add comments and tasks.
- Review and monitor tasks that can be sorted by priority.
- View the patient's chart with access to general demographics and clinical patient data.
-Enable medication list with access to edit and renew existing medications, as well as prescribe new medications.
-The documents & images tab offers access to all EHR documents and scanned images. Documents and images will both appear in the same format as they do in EHR.
-Providers may take photos and upload them to the patient’s chart. Note - Photos taken using the NextGen Mobile application do not save to the provider’s device.
NextGen Mobile Plus Functionality
Mobile Plus includes all the features available in the complimentary version with three (3) additional and exciting features.
- The ability to search for the specific diagnosis is available in the Mobile Plus version and is powered by IMO.
-You will have the ability to search for and add charges based on CPT code.
-Dictation features are available with the following features.
Implementing NextGen Mobile
Now that you know the difference in functionality between the NextGen Complimentary and the Mobile Plus version, we will discuss how easy the implementation process is.
NextGen Mobile implementation can be broken down into the following steps:
Why chose NextGen Mobile?
NextGen Mobile is a great tool to enable NextGen EHR users with patient demographic and clinical information and can be a very beneficial tool for physicians to document patient visits more efficiently. With its real-time communication and collaboration among providers for approvals, lab reviews, or consults, providers are timelier in evaluating their patient needs. Implementing proper training and proper use of this application can reduce overall physician burden in the EHR experience.
Resources: Enterprise NextGen Mobile Demonstration, Overview White Paper for NextGen Mobile, and User Management Guide for NextGen Mobile Complimentary