The Outpatient
Encounters widget includes
records of outpatient encounters. To open
the widget, left-click the
Outpatient Encounters
icon from the widget tray that appears at the
bottom of the Patient Portal, drag the
icon to the screen, and drop where desired on the portal.
Outpatient encounters data received by DoD sources that includes a sensitive flag will be masked in the widget views and access to this data will be subject to auditing. See Audited Access to DoD Sensitive Data for more information.
In the minimized view of the Outpatient Encounters widget, the encounter information includes:
Encounter Date
Clinic
Provider
Diagnosis
Image
Site
See Viewing Encounter Details and Viewing Encounter Notes for more information about the Details and Note links in the Date column from both the minimized view and expanded view of the Outpatient Encounters widget.
Clicking
the icon from the Image column will open the VistA
Imaging Viewer in a standalone window and display any image(s) associated
with the record. See JLV
Integration with VistA Imaging Viewer for more information.
Click More >> from the minimized view of the Outpatient Encounters widget to open an expanded view of the widget. In the expanded view, the encounter information includes:
Encounter Date
Clinic
Status
Type
Provider
Provider Specialty
Reason
Diagnosis
Standardized Diagnosis
Image
Site
Note: JLV will query for DoD VLER encounters data when community partner data is enabled. When community partner data is available for encounters, the Outpatient Encounters widget will display the disclaimer, Additional data is available in Community Health Summaries (DoD VLER data will not be integrated into the Outpatient Encounters widget display). See Viewing DoD VLER Data in the Community Health Summaries Widget for more information. The Interface Status window accessed from the widget will also display status from DoD VLER partner sources, if available.
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