Meaningful Use in Patient Overview

When the practice has subscribed to the Meaningful Use option in QSIDental Web, the patient record will include additional fields that would not otherwise display.

In the patient's demographics, these fields include:

  • Race
  • Language
  • Ethnicity
  • NextGen Portal Status
These fields are displayed on Patient Overview screen.

Adding MU Information for a New Patient

When the practice has subscribed to the Meaningful Use option in QSIDental Web, these extra fields will be part of the normal patient creation process. Complete the fields in the first screen as appropriate, remember that fields with a red asterisk are required. Meaningful use requires more fields.

Adding MU Information for an Existing Patient

When the practice has subscribed to the Meaningful Use option in QSIDental Web, these extra fields will be added into the patient record, but will not initially have a value.

To add the information:

  1. Click the Edit button on the Patient Overview module in the Patient Information section.
  2. Add information to the new fields. Please note that all Meaningful Use fields (red asterisk) are required.
  3. Click the Save button when complete.