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.