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Transcript of CHAPTER © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Entering Patient Information.
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CHAPTER
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4Entering Patient
Information
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Learning Outcomes
When you finish this chapter, you will be able to:4.1 Explain how patient information is organized in
Medisoft.
4.2 Discuss how a new patient is added in Medisoft.
4.3 Describe how to search for a patient in Medisoft.
4.4 Describe how patient information is edited in Medisoft.
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Key Terms
• chart number• established patient• guarantor• new patient
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4.1 How Patient Information isOrganized in Medisoft
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• Patient information is accessed through the Patient List dialog box
• The Patient List dialog box is divided into two primary sections1. Left side – information about patients
2. Right side – information about cases
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4.1 How Patient Information isOrganized in Medisoft (Continued)
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• The Patient List dialog box
Patient Information Case Information
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4.2 Entering New Patient Information4-6
• A new patient has not received services from the same provider or a provider of the same specialty within the same practice for a period of three years
• An established patient has been seen by a provider in the practice in the same specialty within three years
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4.2 Entering New PatientInformation (Continued)
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• Entering a new patient is done by clicking the New Patient button in the Patient List dialog box
New Patient button
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4.2 Entering New PatientInformation (Continued)
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• Entering a new patient
Patient/Guarantor dialogbox with Name, Addresstab active
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4.2 Entering New PatientInformation (Continued)
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• A chart number is a unique number that identifies a patient– Links together all patient information– Eight-character number– No special characters such as hyphens, periods, or
spaces– Created based on patient’s name– No two chart numbers can be the same
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4.2 Entering New PatientInformation (Continued)
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• Entering a new patient
Patient/Guarantor dialogbox with Other Informationtab active
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4.2 Entering New PatientInformation (Continued)
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• Entering a new patient
The Type field indicateswhether an individual isa patient or guarantor
A guarantor is an individualwho is not a patient but whois the insurance policyholderfor a patient of the practice
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4.3 Searching for Patient Information4-12
• Medisoft offers two options for conducting searches for information:1. Search for and Field boxes
2. Locate buttons
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4.3 Searching for PatientInformation (Continued)
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• The Search for box contains the text that is to be searched for
• The Field box controls how the list is sorted– Several options are available
• Data can be resorted and filtered
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• The Search for and Field boxes are found at the top of many dialog boxes
4.3 Searching for PatientInformation (Continued)
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List of Field options
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4.3 Searching for PatientInformation (Continued)
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• The Locate buttons are used to display the Locate Patient dialog box
Locate buttons
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4.3 Searching for PatientInformation (Continued)
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• When a Locate button is clicked, the Locate Patient dialog box appears
Locate Patient dialog box
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4.4 Editing Patient Information4-17
• To edit patient information:– Search for a patient– Click the Edit button to display the Patient/Guarantor
dialog box– Make necessary changes– Save changes