adding patients
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Adding Patients. Chapter 3. Objectives. Add a new patient to patient MedTrak database. Key Concepts. Meaningful use Birth date Gender Preferred language Race Ethnicity Audit log. Adding a patient. After logging in to MedTrak Main Menu appears. Patient Registration button. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ADDING PATIENTS
Chapter 3
OBJECTIVES
Add a new patient to patient MedTrak database
KEY CONCEPTS
Meaningful use
Birth date
Gender
Preferred language
Race
Ethnicity
Audit log
ADDING A PATIENT
After logging in to MedTrak Main Menu appears
PATIENT REGISTRATION BUTTON
LIST PROCESSOR
List processor screens in MedTrak present contents of database of records.
ADD PATIENT BUTTON
If patient does not give SS# insert 999-99-9999Click Submit when finished
PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS SCREEN
If the patients social security number is already in database
Patient’s demographic information will be displayed for review
Otherwise, only social security field is pre-populated
PATIENT REGISTRATION SCREEN
Red asterisks appear next to fields that are required
If a required field is not completed message appears in red below the date and time at the top of screen and the cursor is placed next to field that needs information
REQUIRED FIELDS
Meaningful Use Core Objective 7:
Birth date
Gender
Preferred language
Race
Ethnicity
ENTERING INFORMATION
Use patients registration form
Use appropriate punctuation and capitalization
EXAMPLE: 258 West Olive Street
NOT: 258 west olive street
OR: 258 WEST OLIVE STREET
COMPANIES SCREEN
If simply adding a new patient companies screen is not needed
When companies screen appears click EXIT SCREEN BUTTON
Patients screen appears again, with recently added patient in the patient database
DO THIS
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Figure 3-10
PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS AUDIT LOG
Enables users to review who made what changes
Patient’s demographics
What changes were made
When the changes were made
Recording this health care data in an audit log is part of Meaningful Use Core Objective 15
PLACE CURSOR NEXT TO COMMAND F IELD NEXT TO
PATIENTS NAME & CLICK MORE FUNCTIONS
COMMAND HELP SCREEN
DISPLAYS LOG RECORD
DO THIS
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ENTER
PRINTING PATIENT’S DEMOGRAPHIC LOG
VIEWING YOUR REPORT
Click EXIT SCREEN BUTTON on PATIENT LOGPATIENTS SCREEN APPEARS Click VIEW PRINTS REPORTS Print
PAT I E N T L O G C L I C K P R I N T E R I C O N AT T O P L E F T T O S AV E PAT I E N T L O G C L I C K
D I S K E T T E B U T T O N AT T H E T O P L E F T. C L O S E W I N D O W
DO THIS!
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