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From: Dr. D. H C. <dc...@mc...> - 2007-07-30 19:59:08
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Wow that should save a lot of work! I just talked to our receptionist. She said for eForm requisition she has to create a consult in order to keep track of it. We decided to talk about it on our team meeting to see if patients will do it themselves. She said it was a common practice with other docs around here also. David On 7/30/07, Carole White <car...@fa...> wrote: > > We have our patients book most of their own appointments. This cannot be > done for CT scans and MRI's but they are a small part of what we order. > > Carole > > > ----- Original message ----- > From: "Dr. Quentin Smith" <dr...@sh...> > To: "'The OSCAR BC UserGroup list'" > <osc...@li...> > Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:04:13 -0700 > Subject: [Oscarmcmaster-bc-users] workflow issue > > Wondering what other clinics are doing regarding this workflow: > > > > Patient is in with physician who orders imaging. (E.g. ultrasound) > > The eform for the ultrasound is completed and printed for the patient. > > Patient presents the paper to the front desk currently so that the > imaging > study can be booked. Paper copy goes with patient as a backup to > present to > the imaging department. > > The front desk may not get to the booking at that time, and once booked > requires the patient to be notified, and the date of the appointment to > be > recorded. (In the paper world, the original requisition has that > information written on it and stored in the paper chart) > > > > Essentially, the front desk needs a summary sheet of all their work that > needs to be done, and ability to check it off when it is done, and the > ability to record that information as having been done in the patient's > chart. (We all know that not infrequently patient's phone back having > forgotten when the appointment is) > > > > We thought of using the ticker system and creating a new "provider/user" > which might be labeled "appointments". > > I.e. at the point of the appointment having been made, the ticker is > entered > on the patient's chart with the date and time and directed at the > appointments. > > Once the patient has been informed, the ticker could be completed. > Unfortunately once any ticker is completed, the details of that ticker > or > removed from the patient's chart as well. > > Can anyone share their work flow already established? > > > > Quentin > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Oscarmcmaster-bc-users mailing list > Osc...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscarmcmaster-bc-users > -- David H Chan, MD, CCFP, MSc, FCFP Associate Professor Department of Family Medicine McMaster University http://oscarmcmaster.org |
