General Tab

The General tab provides general information about the date of the selected encounter, as well as the facility, outpatient/inpatient status, and the original referral date.

NOTE: Depending on the encounter status and the user’s role, the General tab may be read only.

General Tab Screenshot

To edit General information

1.      Set the following fields:

      Date: Enter the date of the encounter, in M/D/YYYY format, followed by the time (standard or military). The date can be spelled out, but it will revert to numerical format. Military time will revert to standard.

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Use the Date Calendar Button and Time Time Button pickers to select the date and time.

      Facility: Select the facility from the drop-down list.

      Encounter Type (required): Select the visit type, Outpatient (default setting) or Inpatient from the drop-down list.

2.      Click Save to save the changes.

 

Review Comments

If review comments have been added or are being processed, they will be shown in the Review Comments grid.

The Review Comments grid lists all the comments that were added by the quality reviewer, including the tab where the comment can be located.

Reviewer Comment List

The grid displays the current status of the comment, i.e., the “Is Resolved” column will be checked (selected) if the data abstractor has addressed the comment and has re-submitted it for review; the “Is Approved” column will be checked (selected) if the quality reviewer has approved the data abstractor’s revision.

To view a comment, click the corresponding Select link to go directly to the location where the review comment was added.

 

Encounter Actions Menu

 

The Encounter Actions menu allows the data abstractor to save the record, send it for review, or cancel out of the current revisions.

 

Encounter Actions For Data Abstractors

 

Quality reviewers can use the Encounter Actions menu to save the record, return the record to the data abstractor after adding comments, send the completed, approved record to DVEIVR, or cancel out of the current operation.

 

Encounter Actions For Reviewers