Lesson 1: Components of Patient Lists

1. Lesson 1: Components of Patient Lists In this lesson you will learn: • How to Access Patient Lists • Components of the Organizer / Patient Lists • Patient List Toolbar Features Lesson One

2. Introduction to Patient Lists • Using Patient Lists in PowerChart will help you to easily organize and access large amounts of patient data. • Once you define the criteria for your Patient List (all patients on 8B, for example), the system matches all of the patients that meet the criteria and adds them to the list. Lesson One

3. Accessing Patient Lists To access Patient Lists from within the Organizer in eKiDs PowerChart, click on the Patient List Tab, as illustrated below. Lesson One

4. Accessing Patient Lists (Cont’d) Patient List Tab is accessible from any location within PowerChart Organizer. Lesson One

5. Components of Patient Lists The Organizer The Organizer is the “Home” of Patient Lists. From the Organizer, you can create lists, manage / view existing lists, and delete lists. Lesson One

6. Components of Patient Lists The Organizer contains several components that are used for Patient Lists. Menu Command Tool Bar Organizer Toolbar Patient List Toolbar Lesson One

7. Components of Patient Lists:Menu Command Toolbar Menu Command Toolbar Many of the same commands that are listed as options on the PowerChart Organizer Toolbar are accessible from the Menu Command Toolbar. While working in Patient Lists, we will primarily use the Patient List Menu. Lesson One

8. Components of Patient Lists:Organizer Toolbar You probably remember many of the Organizer Toolbar Icons from the PowerChart Inquiry CBT. However, the icons listed below are those used for managing and working in Patient Lists. Patient List – When within the Patient’s Chart, the Patient List option switches the screen to the Organizer (Patient List) view. Med Code Sheet - Within PowerChart this option will link you to the nursing Medication Code Sheet. Nursing Policies – Selecting this option will ling you to nursing policies. Links – This feature is not currently approved for use at CHKDHS Tear Off This View – Detaches (creates a copy of) the page of the patient chart currently in view and floats it on the desktop. The user can continue navigating in the patient chart while keeping important data in view. Attach – Re-attaches a detached copy of a page back onto the patient’s chart. Lesson One

9. Components of Patient Lists:Organizer Toolbar, cont’d Issue Collector– It is troubleshooting tool designed to help on issues that Information Services or the user cannot recreate. It grabs log files from the user's session. When you have something occur that is not correct or an issue, they can execute Issue collector and it will get log files. Suspend Application – Suspends, but does not close the application. Exit – Closes the patient chart. If the PowerChart Organizer is not open, then this icon will allow you to exit the application Clinical Calculator – Launches the clinical calculator application, which provides values for various clinical formulas. PM Conversation - Displays a menu that lists site-defined admission, transfer, or discharge (ATD) actions you can initiate from the Organizer. This option is security driven and may be unavailable to you. Lesson One

10. Components of Patient Lists:Patient List Toolbar Patient List Toolbar buttons offer the same functionality as clicking on the Patient List Menu. The options presented on the toolbar, just as in the Patient List menu, depend on your security level privileges and the patient that you have selected. Opens List Maintenance and allows you to manage existing or create new Patient Lists. Opens the Customize Patient List Properties window. Opens the Patient Search window and allows you to add a Patient to your Patient List. Removes a Patient from your Patient List. Selects all Patients on the Patient List. Clears all selections Copy Lesson One

11. Patient List Tab The Patient List Tab is where you will find all of your active Patient Lists. Patient List Tab Active Patient Lists If you have not created any Patient Lists, or if this is the first time you logged on, no Patient Lists will display. Lesson One

12. When you are ready to proceed to Lesson 2: Building Location Patient Lists, please click on the eKids logo below: Lesson One