Progress Note Setup Screen

 

The Progress Note Setup page, displays the Patient Name and Instrument Type that was previously selected.

 

 

 

Select an appropriate Note Title from the Select Note Title drop-down list.

 

 

 

If the note title selected is classified as a “Consult Report”, the user entry will complete a consult in CPRS.  Use the Link to Consult drop-down list to select the appropriate consult to which the entry should be linked in CPRS.  The Link to Consult drop-down list is populated with previously ordered consults for this patient.  If the user selects a consult from the drop-down list, the data then entered via the Multiple Sclerosis Assessment Tool will be associated with the selected consult.

 

 

 

Use the radio buttons to select the appropriate Link to Encounter Type from the list.

If you select Scheduled Clinic Appointment, the application searches the period of time one month before today through one month after today. If any appointments are found, they are loaded into the Select the Scheduled Clinic Appointment drop down list. Select an appointment to proceed to the next step. If the user wishes to expand the date range for the search, the user can input new start and end dates and click Get Appointments and then proceed to the next step. This step associates the current instrument with the selected appointment.

 

 

 

If you select Hospital Admission, the application searches for previous hospital stays. If any are found, they are loaded into the Select the Hospital Admission drop down list, and the user can make the appropriate selection. If no previous stays are found for the patient, the user must select a different encounter type from the Link to Encounter Type list in order to proceed.

 

 

 

If you select Unscheduled or New Visit, the application searches to find all locations at your site which contain Multiple Sclerosis. If any locations are found, they are loaded into the Location drop down list. If the user wants to search using a different location, the user can change the default search string and click Get Locations. After selecting a location, the user can click Continue to move to the next screen.