"Dos and Don'ts" for Using SoftMed ChartView and ChartScan
"Dos and Don'ts"
for Using SoftMed ChartView and ChartScan
ChartView Improvements
As we told you in an earlier email, on Wednesday, October 25 we will
be upgrading our ChartView software with a new version to address some
known deficiencies.
We Need Your Help!
One of the greatest challenges now facing Health Records is incorrect
use of labels and incorrect selection of encounters when printing. We
are now spending hundreds of person-hours every week to correct these
errors.
Please follow these "Dos and Don'ts" to help us ensure the accuracy of
patients records is maintained and potential risks to patient safety
from misfiled E-Forms are minimized.
Do
under the barcode). For continuous forms such as Progress Notes and
Physician's Orders, following page numbers will ensure date order is
maintained in the scanned chart.
* Do access ChartScan (E-Forms) through Sunrise Clinical Manager
(SCM) to ensure you are printing forms for the correct encounter.
Don't
* Don't photocopy any forms for re-use
* Don't place a label over a printed personalized form -- please
reprint the form for the correct patient or encounter
* Don't print inpatient forms on the ER encounter. Ensure
admission is completed in ADT prior to documenting on acute
(inpatient) admission.
* Don't document patient information on Post-it Notes
* Don't hold onto parts of the chart after patient discharge. Send
it down to Health Records in its entirety
Thank you for your assistance!
Please call SoftMed Support @ 63448 if you have any questions.