Clinical

The Clinical window can be opened from either the Appointments Book or the Patient ’s list. To open from the Appointments Book, click once on the appointment to highlight it, and then click on the Stethoscope button.(Shortcut Ctrl-K).

To open from the Patient’s list, double-click on the record or press the Enter key, once the desired record is highlighted.

The Clinical window has up to five different pages, depending on your practice type and screen resolution.

There are two layouts for the clinical record. If your computer and monitor support a screen resolution of 1280x754 or higher, then you can tick the Use Large Clinical Window in File > User Preferences. This is a much more useful window, because all the major information is displayed on the one page. So, if possible, it is highly recommended that you increase your screen resolution to take advantage of this feature. Additionally, on large screens/high resolutions, the Clinical window will open to the full window width, and includes a vertical splitter which allows the sizes of the display area and prescription area to be modified.

Button Description

The Edit Patient button opens the patient's Demographic details.

The Pathology Request button opens the Pathology request window. See Ordering Pathology.

The Radiology Request (Ribcage) button opens the Radiology request window. See Ordering Radiology.

The Referral/Reply button opens a Referral/Reply letter. See Referral/Reply Letters.

The Recall button opens the Recall window. See Recalls.

This icon allows you to open another patient's clinical record (This should only be used in situations where you need to quickly refer to another patient's file whilst in consultation i.e. interrupted with a phone call regarding another patient). Option/Alt clicking on this icon will display a list of patients with the same Medicare number.

The Merge Letter Template button displays a drop down list of available templates. This can be used for things such as Medical Certificates, or Immunisation History. For set up of these templates see Merged Letter Templates.

The Image Browser button opens up either the Attachments or the Image Browser window, depending on whether ImagePro is registered. See Attachments, or Images.

The Add/Edit Consult button opens a new consult window or edits your current consultation. See Consultation Notes.