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1. WELFORD CHART NOTES NEWSLETTER Volume 32 No 6 June 2008 copyright 2008 Welford Medical Computing Inc All rights reserved PRESCRIPTION LOG AND PRESCRIPTION WRITER AUTO SHOW UPCOMING OPTIONS User s Manual pg 1028 The Upcoming Reminders Report introduced in version 5 0 User s Manual page 960 962 lets you see in one convenient report all of the current and future Datebook Flowsheet and Rule Reminder items for a particular patient You can arrange for the Prescription Log and or Prescription Writer to automatically display this report each time you write a prescription for a particular patient If you see that the patient is overdue for an important test or procedure you can then decide to limit the number of pills or refills on the prescription or refuse to refill the prescription You can also send a Message to your staff telling them to contact the patient and remind the patient to schedule the overdue test This feature helps to enhance patient adherence to recommended procedures even if the patient is not coming in for a visit Many patients request prescription refills between visits and this gives you an additional opportunity to catch those patients who are overdue and remind them Let s see this feature in action First we will amp Add Datebook Entry record a Datebook Date 05 29 2008 z Thursday Birthdate 2 2 1933 reminder for a patient a Code No 12345 1 Press Tools Time le Datebook ADD Statu2. as over 35 new features and enhancements We thank our users for their many helpful suggestions for new features SEND US YOUR TIPS If you have tips shortcuts questions or suggestions for future newsletter topics please send them to us at Welford Medical Computing Inc or MEDCOM Information Systems 3779 Hermitage Trail 2117 Stonington Avenue Rockford IL 61114 Hoffman Estates IL 60195 12
3. d Tolerance M Show Test Reminders button V Wann if refill too late 3 In general you will want to have weeks aa Helene into the future set to 0 so you only see 0 3 gt those reminders that are currently due not 0 o jg 100 those that may be due in the near future However you might want to set it to a X Cancel Help al None 11 number higher than 0 if you would like to be able to remind the patient of things which are coming due in the near future 4 Press OK 5 Press Write Prescriptions OPTIONS 6 Check Auto Check Upcoming and Auto Show Upcoming and set weeks into the future the way you wish Note that these settings are independent of those in the Prescription Log Thus you can have the two program functions operate differently if you wish 7 Press OK Now let s record an entry in the Prescription Log and see how it triggers the upcoming report 1 Press View Prescription Upcoming Reminders for KELLY ERICKSON PA a ee Reminders End Date 5 29 2008 S tic Name enter Kelly Erickson 3 Note that the Upcoming Reminders EF Calendar 05 29 2008 due for CSA follow up of nodule window opens Delete showing the Datebook reminder you stored previously 4 You can double click the item or press Edit to edit the Datebook reminder You can press Jump to move to a different program function e g to write a Message to your staff to contact the patient and r
4. emind her to get the chest X ray months ahead Note the Unlock Lock button on the upper right corner of the Upcoming Reminders report User s Manual pg 1029 You should generally press the Lock button after you have checked the program functions Datebook Flowsheets Rule Reminders that you would like included in the Upcoming Reminders report By doing this you will avoid inadvertently unchecking one of these boxes if you start to type ahead while the Upcoming Reminders report is in the process of opening The Auto Show Upcoming Options slows the opening of the Prescription Log or Prescription Writer while the program is checking for any Upcoming Reminders This is especially true if you have many Rule Reminders You can speed this process at the cost of not seeing the Rule Reminders by unchecking the Rule Reminders box in the Upcoming Reminders window Furthermore if you are a user whose primary role is to record refill requests and send them to a physician for example a nurse or secretary you may well wish to uncheck the Auto Show Upcoming Options so that you can speedily enter refill requests while having the physician check Auto Show Upcoming Options and then decide which patients need to be sent reminders Conversely the physician might delegate this decision to a nurse and turn off this Option so that it does not slow the physician s workflow NEWS ON UPCOMING VERSIONS We are putting the finishing touches on version 5 4 It h
5. s Ative H 2 For Date enter Message due for CXR follow up of nodule a date on or Privacy before today s ERICKSON KELLY Private nie y Name ERICKSON KELLY R aes i i Public 3 Leave Time ma nigger pening a blank 4 For Status vox X Cancel 7 Help z choose Active 5 For Message enter due for CXR follow e prescription Log Options 6 up of nodule Auto Lookup last information Allow authorize All Users For Patient enter Kelly Erickson Yes C No vi Jackson Action 7 Leave Trigger Upcoming checked If A Mer adden Bevery i Check allergies v Secretary Suzy you uncheck it this Datebook Reminder Yes No will NOT cause the Upcoming Reminders report to open Dose checking cy CN 8 Press OK clit LE checking Y CN Now activate the Auto Show Upcoming Options 1 Press View Prescription Log OPTIONS oa pine dca Aes 2 Check Auto Check Upcoming and Auto Sinus Show Upcoming Auto Check Requested Upcoming causes the Prescription Log to 2 phere display a red button if the patient has any not authorized upcoming reminders You then click the Given to patient red button to see them Auto Show A D Oee a hene Upcoming automatically displays the Keep original user upcoming reminders if any exist saving Show Program Test Reminders O yick Refresh V Yzarn if refill too soon you the step of having to press the re
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