ChartMaker® 2016 Software Release 6.2.0
Where can I find it?
Clinical: Chart Notes
What do I need to know?
The Active Allergies dialog (in previous versions Active Allergy dialog) has been redesigned to provide increased speed and performance, ease of use, as well as enhance the overall user experience.
The updated Active Allergies dialog contains buttons for adding (Add), removing (Remove), reviewing an individual allergy (Review), and reviewing all allergies (Review All). The column headings have also been updated to better identify the information being displayed, and new columns have been added for Reaction SNOMED and Severity, which allow you to configure applicable SNOMED codes for the reaction, as well as the severity of the allergic reaction (Fatal, Life threatening severity, Mild, Mild to moderate, Moderate, Moderate to severe, and Severe) respectively.
You can add SNOMED codes for the reaction by clicking the Add or Edit button in the Reaction SNOMED column. This will open the Selected SNOMEDs dialog where you can select among the Reactions listed with their accompanying SNOMED codes, or you can click the Search button and search for specific SNOMED codes as needed.
The Select Allergy dialog, accessed when clicking the Add button to add a new allergy, has also been updated. A new Allergy Type field allows you to select Drugs, Groups, or Ingredients when searching for allergies. Likewise, you have the ability to select a Search Type (Contains, Equals, or Starts With) for your search. The Search Type field defaults to the Starts With option. Once the applicable allergy is located you can select that allergy by either double-clicking that allergy, or highlighting it and then clicking the Select button.
When removing allergies for a patient, by highlighting the applicable allergies and clicking the Remove button, a new Remove Reason dialog will appear that allows you to configure a reason you are removing the allergy. If multiple allergies were selected, the reason entered will be used for all of those selected allergies.
When you have finished configuring allergy information in the Active Allergies dialog, you must press the OK button to activate these changes. If you click the Cancel button or close of out of the dialog, your additions and modifications will not be saved. Once the OK button has been clicked, the updated allergy information, along with any configured SNOMED codes, will appear in the patient’s History tab. Likewise, the Audit Trail will be updated with applicable allergy events.
How do I use it?
In a chart note, click the Allergy widget to open the dialog. Enter applicable information and click OK to save your changes.
Where can I find it?
ChartMaker® PatientPortal: Messages > Prescription Savings
What do I need to know?
The system has been updated so that whenever a patient is registered and activated for the ChartMaker® PatientPortal, any applicable patient saving (ScriptGuide and eCopay) materials, generated when prescribing or renewing a medication, will be automatically uploaded to the patient’s PatientPortal account and the patient will receive an email notification once they arrive.
In the PatientPortal site, the Home screen will show the number of unread prescription savings. Likewise, the Message tab has been updated to have an Inbox and Prescription Savings options.
When the Prescription Savings option is accessed, the patient saving (ScriptGuide and eCopay) materials will be listed in date order of when they were received. The right side will show an image of all pages for the savings material. The patient has the option to print and to delete these as desired. The PatientPortal will also run a nightly process to purge any savings material that is older than 30 days from the date it was received
How do I use it?
Upon upgrade, whenever a medication is prescribed or renewed for a patient that includes any patient savings materials, and that patient is registered and activated for the ChartMaker® PatientPortal, the system will automatically upload those materials to their PatientPortal account. There is no additional user intervention needed.
Where can I find it?
Clinical: Chart Notes
What do I need to know?
The Screening widget has been updated with ability to access questionnaires for the Quick Depression Assessment Panel (PHQ9) questionnaire, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD7) questionnaire.
Currently, there are three questionnaires available to configure for patients: the Social, Psychological and Behavioral questionnaire, the Quick Depression Assessment Panel (PHQ9) questionnaire, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD7) questionnaire. Depending how the screening button is configured in the template editor, all three questionnaires can be accessed in Screening dialog via corresponding buttons at the top of the dialog; or any combination, up to the three available, of those questionnaires could be available via the Screening button.
The Quick Depression Assessment Panel (PHQ9) questionnaire is accessed by clicking the corresponding button at the top of the dialog. After the questionnaire is accessed, you can configure the answers for the various questions (Not at all, Several days, More than half the days, Nearly every day, and Declined to specify).
The first nine questions have a measured Total Score based on the answered questions above that allows you to quickly determine the severity of the screening and thereby offer further testing or treatment as needed. If you click the Total Score link, additional information is provided that displays how the scoring is conducted and providing further information.
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD7) questionnaire is accessed by clicking the corresponding button at the top of the dialog. After the questionnaire is accessed, you can configure the answers for the various questions (Not at all, Several days, More than half the days, Nearly every day, and Declined to specify).
The seven questions have a measured Total Score based on the answered questions above that allows you to quickly determine the severity of the screening and thereby offer further testing or treatment as needed.
For each of the questionnaires, you have the ability to determine how this information is outputted to the note. You can choose only to output only the Title, to output the configured information in List format, or to output the configured information in Paragraph format. When information is configured in the Screening dialog, the applicable LOINC codes will be attached to the options selected and the information will also appear in the History tab for the patient.
How do I use it?
Upon getting the upgrade, in the Template Editor, you have the ability to configure which questionnaires you want to be accessible in each Screening widget that is added to applicable chart note templates. Once the widget has been added to a template, simply click the Screening button from inside a chart note to access the Screenings dialog. Then select from the applicable questionnaire, configure the applicable options, and then click the OK button once finished.
Where can I find it?
Clinical: To-Do > Direct Messaging > Send Message and the To-Do List.
What do I need to know?
The New Direct Message dialog has been updated with a CC field allowing you to carbon copy recipients when sending and replying to direct messages. The CC field functions in the same manner as the To field.
The Direct Message dialog has been updated with a Reply All button allowing you to reply to all recipients included in a multi-recipient direct message. When the Reply All button is used, all recipients in the message will appear in the To: and CC fields respectively.
The system has also been updated so that when adding a patient to a direct message, the patient’s first name, last name, date of birth, gender, and zip code will be required and sent with the direct message. If this information is missing from the patient’s record, a warning message will be generated indicating that the patient cannot be attached to the direct message due to the missing information.
How do I use it?
Upon upgrade, the CC field and the Reply All button will appear in the applicable Direct Messaging dialogs. When using the CC field, you select recipients in the same manner as you would select recipients in the To field. The Reply All button works in a similar manner as the Reply button, but will include all the recipients included in the original message.
Where can I find it?
Practice Manager > Patient tab > More Patient
Clinical> ID tab > Additional Info
What do I need to know?
In Clinical, the Additional Patient Information dialog has been updated with a First, a Middle, and a Last name field where you can view or configure any previous name that the patient may have previously had. Information added or modified in the previous First, Middle, and Last Name fields will be updated in the Audit Trail. Likewise, whenever a previous First and Last name is entered, the previous name information will be included in any Transition of Care (CCDA) documents exported from the system.
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity sections of the Additional Patient Information dialog have also been updated so that the various orientation and identity options match the SNOMED-CT code descriptions associated with those options. Likewise, when you hover over these orientation and identity options with your mouse pointer, a tool tip pop-up will display the SNOMED code associated with that option.
In Practice Manager, the More Patient Information dialog has been updated with a Previous First Name field, and a Previous Middle Name field, where you can view or configure any previous first and/or middle name that the patient may have previously had. Information added or modified in the Previous First, Middle, and Last Name fields will be updated in the Audit Trail. Likewise, whenever a previous first and last name is entered, the previous name information will be included in any Transition of Care (CCDA) documents exported from the system.
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity sections of the More Patient Information dialog have also been updated so that the various orientation and identity options match the SNOMED-CT code descriptions associated with those options. Likewise, when you hover over these orientation and identity options with your mouse pointer, a tool tip pop-up will display the SNOMED code associated with that option.
How do I use it?
In Clinical, access the patient's ID Tab, and then click the Additional Info button. Enter applicable information and click OK to save your changes. In Practice Manager, access the patient in the Patient screen, and then click the More Patient button. Enter applicable information and click Save to save your changes.