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1. which is being released next month NEWS ON UPCOMING VERSIONS We are busy putting the finishing touches on version 5 1 It has dozens of new features including faxing prescriptions backing up key files patient lab letters tip of the day and much more 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 122. the indicated test or treatment and either do the indicated Flowsheet test or else remove it from the list of tests to be done next If you want to print a copy of this report to hand to your patient press the PRINT button 10 If you are in the Writer and want this reported pasted into your note at the current cursor position press the PLAYBACK button This report is handy but what if you want to see the report every time you open a patient s chart without having to press Reports Upcoming Reminders 11 1 Press System Writer Options AUTO OPEN OPTIONS UPCOMING 2 Check Upcoming Reminders and press OK eee URINE 3 Press System Global Options uncheck Window Locking cee eae and press OK 08 26 2006 GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN 4 Open any patient s Writer 11 10 2006 due for CsA 3 month followup 5 Move the Upcoming Reminders window to the size and 11 25 2006 PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE position you like 11 25 2006 INFLUENZA VACCINE 6 If you like using Window Locking Press System Global 12 12 2006 COLONOSCOPY Options check Window Locking and press OK mt Whenever this Auto Open Window appears simply click on it to open the full Upcoming Reminders report Well that was handy but what if you d like to see what your patient is due for or about to be due for each time you write a prescription or authorize a refill in the Prescription Log That way you can see if you really want to give refills or limit it to no additional ref
3. However you can just change the End Date on this occasion while leaving Open lt n gt months ahead to its original setting if you want to see more or fewer months this one time but not every time you open this window 5 Check each function you want included in the Report ordinarily you would leave all three checked Datebook Flowsheets and Rule Reminders 6 The Reminders are arranged in ascending chronological order Any which come from a Flowsheet say from Flowsheet lt Flowsheet Name gt Any that are generated from a Rule Reminder are show in all capital letters Notice that some items may have already been due prior to today s date some may just be coming due now and some may not be due until sometime in the future 7 Double click on any item or highlight it and press Epit to see the detailed information about it or edit the information e g edit the Datebook entry see the Rule Reminder and respond to it by ordering a test or review the Flowsheet from which you can then Jump to other program functions if necessary 8 If you want to remove certain items from the list before printing a copy for your patient highlight each item and press DELETE The item will reappear if you run the report again It is only removed now for purposes of printing If you want it removed permanently you need to respond to the item For example change a Datebook Status to Noted make the patient an Exception to a Rule Reminder or order
4. WELFORD CHART NOTES NEWSLETTER Volume 29 No 6 December 2006 copyright 2006 Welford Medical Computing Inc All rights reserved SEE WHAT S COMING UP User s Manual pgs 960 962 Patients often want to know not just what tests they are due to have now but also what tests they will be due to have in the near future The Datebook and Flowsheets features can show you what patients are due for into the future but Rule Reminders only show you what they are due for currently However you can see what they are due for into the future from all three sources in one convenient place called Upcoming Reminders introduced in version 5 0 Let s try it out 1 Press Reports Upcoming Reminders 2 Enter the name of the patient 3 The report defaults to showing however many months you have specified in the Open lt n gt months ahead box Upcoming Reminders for JOHN DOE The factory ESEE setting is 12 Reminders End Date 129 2008 od oe a W Datebook W Flowsheet Rule Reminders months but late Reminder OOOO OO 08 26 2006 MICROALBUMIN from Flowsheet Diabetes 08 26 2006 GLYCOHEMOGLOBIN from Flowsheet Diabetes 17 10 2006 due for CXR 3 month followup 11 25 2006 PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE 11 25 2006 INFLUENZA VACCINE 1212 2006 COLONOSCOPY you can set it to any amount you want Try setting it to 6 months 4 Notice that as you change Open lt n gt months ahead the End Date changes accordingly months ahead
5. ills and send a message to your staff reminding the patient to have needed testing or to schedule an appointment Lets see how to accomplish this For prescriptions 1 Press Write Prescriptions OPTIONS 2 Check Auto Check Upcoming 3 If you want the Prescription Writer to warn you about reminders that are going to be due in the near future set lt n gt weeks into the future to something above 0 If you leave it set at 0 then it will only remind you if the patient has things which are due NOW 4 Press OK From now on when you write a Prescription if the patient has one or more Upcoming Reminders due now or lt n gt weeks into the future then a red Upcoming button appears on the Prescription Writer screen to notify you of this fact Click on this button to see what is coming up For the Prescription Log 1 Press View Prescription Log OPTIONS 2 Check Auto Check Upcoming 3 Again if you want to see future reminders set lt n gt weeks into the future to a number greater than 0 4 Press OK Note that the settings in the Prescription Log Options are independent of the settings in the Prescription Writer Options they can behave differently if you want them to From now on when you authorize a refill in the Prescription Log the red UPCOMING button appears if the patient has any upcoming reminders Click on it to see what is coming up Note the performance of the Upcoming Reminders feature has been improved for version 5 1
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