Continual Improvement of EHR/PM 5.8 UD3… continues! A new Minor Release (MR) of NextGen® Ambulatory EHR/PM 5.8 UD3 – “5.8 UD3 MR” – is now available for upgrade. Go to “All About NextGen 5.8 UD3 – Minor Release” for an overview and for both self-install and NextGen Healthcare assisted upgrade instructions.
Great Reasons to Upgrade to 5.8 UD3 MR
The new 5.8 UD3 MR version addresses BOTH client-identified issues in the previous GR version AND adds important new enhancements to help you comply with new authorization requirements and better manage patient data.
Electronic prior authorization – Initiate a request for prior authorization from within the EHR, plus track and manage authorization requests. Expedited, integrated prior authorization for medications speeds the entire process and enhances accuracy.
ePCS Two-Factor Authentication now available with addition of IdenTrust™ – As well as using Symantec VIP/Token as the ePCS authentication method, 5.8 UD3 MR now supports identity proofing from IdenTrust™ Hybrid Token Authentication Services.
View CDA documents in a human-readable format – The clinical document architecture (CDA) viewer in 5.8 UD3 MR enables you to view CDA documents in a human-readable format.
Access HQM CQRs inside the EHR – In EHR/PM 5.8 UD3 MR, Health Quality Measures (HQM) and Clinical Quality Reports (CQRs) are available inside the EHR and from the HQM portal website.
Deep Linking Feature for Mirth-enabled HIEs – The Deep Linking feature in EHR 5.8 UD3 MR enables you to easily preview and import continuity of care (CCD) documents from Mirth®-enabled health information exchanges (HIEs). You can quickly see if a Mirth-enabled HIE has new clinical data for a patient. Please note that clients must purchase Implementation Hours to activate and configure the Deep Linking Feature.
Begin your 5.8 UD3 MR Upgrade Here
You have the option to self-install or open a case to have NextGen Healthcare perform the upgrade. To self-install, please visit “5.8 UD3 Minor Release Upgrade Story (New Features Summary)” for instructions and links. Alternately, you may open a 5.8 UD3 MR Upgrade Case with the following: Category: Product Maintenance; Topic: Upgrade; Sub-Topic: Core; Description: 5.8 UD3 Minor Release Upgrade.
Additional 5.8 UD3 Upgrade Resources