Add Items to the Flow Sheet for Follow-Up

Use the following steps to add an item to the flow sheet that needs to be followed up on. For example, a Hepatitis shot may have to be given now and in three months.

1. Open a patient's chart.
    

2. Click the Flowsheet tab.
    

3. Click Flow Sheet > Add Item.
    

4. In the Add Flow Sheet Item dialog, click the Follow-Up tab.
    

5. In the Procedure field, click the Select button.
   
   
   
    

6. In the Procedure Search dialog, find and highlight the procedure you want to be performed for follow-up.
   
   NOTE: To search for a condition, select the applicable Search Column and Search Type, and then type into the Description field. The system will return conditions that match that description for the Search Column and Search Type selected.
    

7. Double-click the Procedure you want to use, or highlight the Procedure, and then click the OK button. If there is a procedure or result that is not available you can Add or Modify a Condition.
   
   
    

8. In the Follows field, click the Select button.
    

9. In the Procedures dialog, find and highlight the original procedure you that is being followed up.
   
   NOTE: To search for a condition, select the applicable Search Column and Search Type, and then type into the Description field. The system will return conditions that match that description for the Search Column and Search Type selected.
    

10. Double-click the Procedure you want to use, or highlight the Procedure, and then click the OK button. If there is a procedure or result that is not available you can Add or Modify a Condition.
     

11. In the After field, enter the Amount of Time in which the procedure should follow the original procedure entered in the Followed field, and then select the Years or Months radio button.
     

12. When finished, click the OK button.