ChartMaker® 2016 Software Release 6.2.1
Where can I find it?
Clinical: To-Do > Direct Messaging > Manage Direct Addresses
What do I need to know?
The system has been updated with a new Direct Address Manager dialog that offers you the ability to administer not only which users can send and reply to direct messages, but also determine which specific addresses they can use when sending and replying to them. This allows you to limit who can send messages, and for whom, to ensure that only the appropriate users are sending direct messages for appropriate addresses.
Only users authorized with the Manage Direct Addresses privilege (configured via Edit > System Tables > User) will be allowed access to the Direct Address Manager dialog.
The system will default with the Use Simplified Direct Messaging option selected, which allows all active users to send direct messages for all valid direct message addresses in the practice. Likewise, when this option is selected, the Users and Associated Addresses sections will be disabled.
When the User Simplified Direct Messaging option is deselected (unchecked), the Users and Associated Addresses sections will become active, allowing you to assign specific direct message addresses for users.
To assign an address for a user, highlight a user in the Users section, select the applicable addresses in the Available Addresses column, and then click the > button. The selected addresses will then appear in the Assigned Addresses column, and these are the addresses that will be available in the From field of the New Direct Message dialog when sending and replying to direct messages.
Assigned Addresses can be removed for the selected user by highlighting the applicable address, and then clicking the < button.
When the User Simplified Direct Messaging option is deselected, if a user is not assigned an address, they will not be allowed to send or reply to direct messages. This is how the administrators would limit who cannot send and reply to direct messages.
How do I use it?
You will need to be authorized with the Manage Direct Addresses privilege (configured via Edit > System Tables > User) to access the Direct Address Manager dialog. Authorized users can access the Direct Address Manager dialog by clicking To-Do > Direct Messaging > Manage Direct Addresses... Configure the address information as desired, and then click OK to save your changes.
Where can I find it?
Clinical:
Chart > Export > Patient Data
Chart > Export > To HIE
What do I need to know?
The Export Patient Data dialog has been redesigned and updated with ability to export a Clinical Summary document for a single patient using the Note Selection (Clinical Summary) option; or export a Continuity of Care Document (CCD) for a single patient, or for multiple patients using the Date Range option. Do note, however, when accessing this dialog when a patient’s chart is opened, that patient will default as the selected patient and you will not be able to export CCDs for multiple patients, just for the selected patient.
When the Note Selection (Clinical Summary) option is selected, the Patient section allows you to search for and select the patient for whom you would like to export a Clinical Summary. The Options section allows you to select the Note for export, view Previous Summaries for the selected patient, configure the user Preferences for the clinical summary, Password protect file, as well as Close window after Save/Print. These options work as they did in previous versions of Clinical, however, when the Password protect file option is selected, a Document Encryption dialog will appear allowing you to enter and verify a document password after the Save or Print button is clicked.
When the Date Range option is selected, you can configure a From and To date for the date range you would like to capture in the exported document. The Patient section allows you to search for and select patients for whom you want to include in the CCD. Patients are selected by highlighting applicable patients in the search results (upper) pane, and clicking the Add selected patients button. Likewise, patients can be removed from the selected patients (lower) pane, by highlighting the applicable patient(s), and then clicking the Remove patients button.
The Options section allows you to select the Provider, Document Type, Password protect file, as well as Close window after Save/Print. These options work as they did in previous versions of Clinical, however, when the Password protect file option is selected, a Document Encryption dialog will appear allowing you to enter and verify a document password after the Save or Print button is clicked.
Due to the changes made to the Export Patient Data dialog, as well as to streamline functionality, the HIE Export options have been moved to a separate HIE Export dialog (accessed via Chart > Export > To HIE). The Patient List, Provider Selection, HIE Selection, and Note Selection options work, and will become active, as they did in previous versions of Clinical.
How do I use it?
Upon upgrade, click Chart > Export > Patient Data to export patient data to a file or to print that data. Configure the various options for the patient data you want to export, and then click the Save or Print button. Click Chart > Export > To HIE to export patient data to a Health Information Exchange. Configure the various options for the patient data you want to send, and then click the Send button.
Where can I find it?
Clinical: Chart > Export > Schedule Patient Data
What do I need to know?
The system has been updated with a new Schedule Patient Data Export dialog (accessed via Chart > Export > Schedule Patient Data) that gives you the ability to configure scheduled exports of patient data. You can Add multiple exports as your needs dictate, modify the configurations of those exports via the Properties button, and Remove export configurations when they are no longer needed.
When adding, or modifying, scheduled export configurations via the Add and Properties button, you will access a Schedule Patient Export dialog that allows you to configure the various parts of the scheduled export from General information, to the Schedule parameters, to the Patient Selection process, to Information Selection of data to be sent, to a Summary of the scheduled export configuration.
In the General stage, you can Name the export configuration you are adding or modifying, as well as configuring the Status to enable or disable the export. The Output directory field displays the location where the generated export file will reside when finished.
In the Schedule stage, you can choose when you would like to Start the export, whether it starts Now, or Later at a selected date and time. You can also determine the Frequency in which the export will be performed: One Time or Recurring. When the Recurring option is selected, you can choose whether the export will occur Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
When Daily option is selected, you can choose to export every user-configured number of days, or every weekday. When the Weekly option is selected, you can choose to export every user-configured number of weeks. When the Monthly option is selected, you can choose to export every user-configured number of months, or on a specific day of the week for every user-configured number of months.
In the Patient Selection stage, you can choose patients by Provider or Patient’s name. When the Provider option is selected, you can select the applicable provider, and then select patients based on patients seen in the last user-configured days, months, years, or a selected date range. When the Patient’s name option is selected, you can search for and select applicable patients in the system.
In the Information Selection stage, you can the amount of information to be included in the export. Here you can select to include all information from the last visit, all information from all visits, all information for the user-configured number of last days, months, or years, or for a selected date range.
In the Summary stage, you will be able to review the scheduled export configuration. If the information appears correct, you can click the Finish button. The scheduled export will become active and you will be returned to the Schedule Patient Data Export dialog where you can add, modify, and remove scheduled exports as needed.
How do I use it?
Upon upgrade, click Chart > Export > Schedule Patient Data to add, modify, or remove a scheduled export. Once the Schedule Patient Data Export dialog has been accessed, click the Add button to create a new scheduled export, configure the General information, the Schedule parameters, the Patient Selection process, Information Selection of data to be sent, and then when finished in the Summary section, click the Finish button.
To modify a scheduled export, highlight the applicable export in the Schedule Patient Data Export dialog, and then click the Properties button. You can then click through the various sections, making the applicable changes, and when finished, click to the Summary section, and click the Finish button.
To remove a scheduled export, highlight the applicable export in the Schedule Patient Data Export dialog, and then click the Remove button. At the confirmation dialog, click the Yes button.
Where can I find it?
Clinical: Chart > Import > Patient data and Chart Notes
What do I need to know?
The Import Document dialog has been updated with an Import Configuration section that allows you to select, via the Configure button, what sections of the imported document, and the order they will appear, in the chart note.
After the Configuration button is clicked, a CDA Section User Preferences dialog will appear allowing you to select which sections you want to be displayed, as well as the order in which those sections should appear. Only those sections that have a check in the Display column will initially appear in the chart note. To change the order of a section, highlight the applicable section, and then use the Move Up and/or the Move Down buttons to modify that sections position.
Whenever a user modifies the preference settings in the CDA Section User Preferences dialog and saves those changes by clicking the OK button, the system will save these user-specific preferences, and the selected sections to display and order will default when importing subsequent documents for the user.
After the parameters are configured for the imported document and the Finished button has been clicked, the patient’s chart will open with the Clinical Document embedded in the note with a new display widget. The new display widget has a Configure display button and Print button at the top left of the display widget that allows you to override the display configuration for this specific note, if desired, and print the information in the imported document per the display parameters selected.
When you click the Configure display button, a CDA Section User Preferences dialog will appear allowing you to select which sections you want to be displayed, as well as the order in which those sections should appear. Do note, only those sections contained within the imported document will be displayed as selectable options. Also, any modifications made in the CDA Section User Preferences, accessed via the display widget, will be for that specific note only and will not affect any default settings configured in the Import Document dialog.
How do I use it?
Upon upgrade, click Chart > Import > Patient data to import a document, and when in Import Document dialog, click the Configure button to choose the type of data and the order that information will be displayed, and then click the OK button. You can then continue with the import. After a document has been imported, you can click the Configure display button in the top left of the display widget to modify what information and the order that information appears.
Where can I find it?
Clinical: Chart Notes
What do I need to know?
The Vital Signs Entry dialog has been updated with a BSA section, when configured to display via the Template Editor, below the BMI section, that will automatically calculate the Body Surface Area, when the Height, or Length, and Weight is entered in the Vital Signs Entry dialog. The BSA will be recalculated whenever a modification is made to the Height, Length, or Weight fields. Likewise, the system will display the BSA in red to warn when the calculated value is outside the preconfigured high and low warning limits. When a BSA is configured, it will be outputted in the chart note and will be tracked in the History tab.
How do I use it?
Upon upgrade, you will need to access the Template Editor, select the applicable chart template with the Vitals widget you would like to display the Body Surface Area, right-click on the Vitals button, and select Edit Properties… In the Vital Signs Preferences dialog, highlight the Body Surface Area (BSA) option, check the Show vital sign option, and then configure the Settings preferences as needed. When finished, click the OK button and be sure to save the chart template. The BSA will then be calculated in the Vital Sign Entry dialog whenever Height, or Length, and Weight is entered for the patient.
Where can I find it?
Clinical: Once enrolled and activated, the system will automatically upload patient information from your system to STI MIPSPRO, and will continue to upload data on a nightly basis throughout the reporting period.
What do I need to know?
The system has been updated to send patient data to the STI Quality Reporting Registry (STI MIPSPRO) that allows MIPS Eligible Clinicians (ECs) to easily track and report their MIPS quality measures. With STI MIPSPRO, ECs can continually follow their progress throughout their MIPS performance period and make any necessary changes before submitting their data.
With the STI MIPSPRO you can select the various quality measures your office wants to qualify for (at least 6, but you can select as many as 50 measures), and then as your data is transferred from Clinical to STI MIPSPRO you have access to CMS Performance and Quality Score reports that present an overview of your progress, and STI MIPSPRO will also determine the best 6 measures to determine your MIPS Quality Score.
In addition to performance and quality reports you have access to detailed raw patient and visit data to view how measures are determined at the visit level and how those measures are either met or not. See Figure 26. Throughout the reporting period you can make modifications to patient chart notes in the Clinical system when needed, and that information gets updated within the STI Quality Reporting Registry daily, just as any new data gets updated daily.
And once your reporting period is over, and you have sufficiently tracked your reporting, STI MIPSPRO will be there to provide data validation and finalize your data for review and attest your Quality reporting data.
How do I use it?
To utilize the STI Quality Reporting Registry (STI MIPSPRO), there is an enrollment process and additional fees per provider. The fee is waived for MIPS Assistance Program clients. See the Quality Reporting Registry (MIPSPRO) enrollment form on our website here, https://sticomputer.com/quality-registry-enrollment/, for enrollment details and pricing. Once you are enrolled and activated for STI MIPSPRO you will be provided with access information to the registry and further instructions for use.