Insert a Scan into a Patient's Chart

Use the following steps to insert a scanned item into a patient's chart.

 

  1. Click Chart > Scan Document.
     

  2. In the Scans section of the Scan Management dialog, highlight the Scanned Item you want to insert. If you do not see the scanned item, change the scan location from Local Files to Unassigned Files in the upper left.
     

  3. Select the Patient whose chart you want to insert the scanned item into.
     

  4. In the Send to field, select a User whose To-Do List you want this note to appear, if applicable. If you do not select a user, this document will be saved into the patient chart and will not appear on a To-Do List.
     

  5. In the Heading field, select or enter a Heading for the scan.
     

  6. In the Date field, modify the Date, as needed.
     

  7. In the Practice field, select the proper Practice, if needed.
     

  8. In the Folder field, select the Folder you would like the scan to be placed.

    NOTE: If a Heading has a default folder set up, that folder will appear in the Folder field automatically.
     

  9. In the Provider field, select a Provider, if needed.
     

  10. In the Case field, select the proper Case, as needed.



     

  11. Click the Order Status button if you want to link a scan or a group of scans to an outstanding order, and then in the Order Status dialog you can select the applicable pending and completed orders to update the status. Check the applicable orders in the Pending and Completed orders section, and then click the appropriate status option (Pending, Completed, Reviewed, Completed with Image, or Reviewed with Image).

    In the Reviewed orders processed for this note section you can also update the status for any orders processed in the current note. Check the applicable procedure, and then select the appropriate status (Reviewed or Reviewed with Image).

    When finished, click the OK button.



     

  12. Check the Stack scans into one Note option, if applicable.
     

  13. Check the Send to PatientPortal on Signing option, if applicable.
     

  14. Check the Scan as Advance Directive option, if applicable.
     

  15. Check the Scan as Educational Materials option, if applicable.
     

  16. Check the Scan as Patient-Generated Health Data option, if applicable.



     

  17. Click the Save button. The scanned item will then be removed from the original location and placed in the patient chart.

    NOTE: If the scanned image exceeds the maximum scan size threshold, a warning message will be  produced indicating this scan is larger than the defined size. Click the OK button to continue, or click the Cancel button to abort. The scan size threshold can be modified via the Scans Preferences.