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Clinical Modules

The menu bar to the left of the patient’s Electronic Chart gives you easy access to the other parts of the chart and other resources while you are in this area. Some features add various documents to the patient’s electronic chart, other areas give you access to clinical resources and Internet resources without ever leaving the E-Chart area.

Master

gives you access to the patient’s Master Demographic window. See Chapter 4

Billing

allows you to bill directly from the encounter screen. See Chapter 6

Prescriptions

allows you to write a prescription directly from this window. See Chapter 7

Consultations

order a consultation visit with the specialist for the patient. See Chapter 10

Immunizations

keep track of the patient’s immunization record. This should be used as an additional resource to oscarPrevention. It contains templates for the immunizations required for different age groups and purposes (ex. Travel clinic vaccinations). These can be filled in and saved for later reference.

Prevention

oscarPrevention keeps track of the most common procedures that help prevent disease in a patient. These include vaccines and common tests (ex. PAP smears). See Chapter 7
  • NOTE: if the prevention link is red, the patient is missing information on an important prevention. Clicking on the prevention link will reveal what information is needed.

oscarComm

send e-Documents from one doctor to another. See Chapter 11

Disease Registry

add multiple diagnostic codes to the patients records that can be used for research purposes in the future.

disease

It is important to link your description with the diagnostic code for accurate research data. Text, not linked to a diagnostic code, will not be counted in research reports.

  • Type the 1st diagnosis in the top box, then click on the ‘code search’ button to get the correct diagnostic code from the database. Clicking on the number link of the desired diagnostic code will insert it into the box to replace with the diagnostic code.
  • You can repeat the above for as many diagnosis you would like to add to the patient’s encounter record, then click on the ‘add’ button to add these to the list on the right.
  • You can click on the ‘Resolve’ link beside each encounter diagnois to update the record when a diagnosis has been resolved or ‘Delete’ if an error has been made in entering a diagnosis.

Add Tickler

remind staff to call or book a patient for a ‘repeat procedure’, to pay an unpaid bill, etc. See Chapter 11

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