Fields & Expressions Tabs

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Fields Tab

The Fields tab lists the tables in Genie that can be referenced in a letter.

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To view the individual fields within the tables click on the plus (+) sign (or the arrow left of the table), then insert the field by double clicking or dragging and dropping into the template.

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For example, if you wanted to insert a patient's DOB, expand the Patient's table by clicking the plus (+) (or arrow left of [Patients]), then either drag and drop DOB into the template, or place the cursor where you want the field to be inserted in the template and double click on DOB.

 

If you want to change the format of a date, for example, double click on it in the template and an insert 4D Expression box will come up with Formats on the right hand side.

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Note: If you are referencing fields from the Procedures/Consults/Checklists etc tables you can load a specific Procedure/Consult/Checklist etc from the Expressions tab otherwise Genie will load the most recent of these by default.

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Expressions Tab

The Expressions Tab lists common references and clinical fields that can be inserted into the template by dragging and dropping, or by double clicking the expression you require.

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If there is information you need to insert that isn't in the Expression tab, then you can reference individual fields through the Fields Tab.

 

Allergies:

Lists the patients allergies as well as associated reaction as entered in the Allergies box of that patients clinical record

Anaesthetist's Phone:

Displays for quote templates only and will pull in the phone number for the anaesthetist listed in the procedure record for the selected patient

Current Medications:

Lists the patients current prescriptions from the script area of the clinical file, excluding those marked as category H (Hidden) or S (Single Course)

Current Problems & Current Problems + Notes:

Inserts Current Problems from clinical file in point form or with included notes respectively. You will be prompted how you would like this formatted once in the template ie. bullets, indents etc.#

Employer Insurance Details

Inserts the patient's Employer's insurance details

Immunisations:

Lists all the immunisations that the patient has had.  Includes the date of immunisation

Life Events

Displays any events entered in the Life Events window of the patients clinical file

Obstetrics History:

Inserts overview of the patient's obstetric history.

Past Hx & Past Hx + Notes:

Inserts Past History from clinical file in point form or with included notes respectively. You will be prompted how you would like this formatted once in the template ie. bullets, indents etc.#

Patient's Address:

Inserts the patients full name and address.

Patient Preferred Name:

Inserts the patients Preferred Name, as entered in their demographic window, in the Known As field

Picture from Library:

Allows you to insert a picture from your Picture Library

Prescription History:

Inserts all medications listed in the Patients Script Archive.  Scripts are entered in the Script Archive once they have been printed

Procedure Complications:

Loads the Audit Summary from the Post-Op tab of the Procedure window.  The procedure can be selected by using the 'Load Procedure' expressions

Procedure Items:

Inserts the item numbers associated with the loaded procedure as entered in the Quotes tab of the procedure

Procedure Side:

Enters the side of the procedure as specified by the tick boxes in the procedure window

Recalls:

Inserts all recalls this patient has listed in their file.  Includes the Recall due date and Recall Reason

Recall Date & Recall Reason:

Inserts the appropriate date and recall reason if used from the Recall Due window

Serial Measurements:

This will insert the serial measurements for the selected patient of the reading selected from the window that appears eg. height, weight, BP etc. It is best formatted in Courier or Monaco font.

Sex Expression:

Converts the patients Sex to an expression eg. him/her or man/woman etc

Sign Off:

Inserts the sign off as specified in user preferences so that the sign off will reflect the person who is logged in when typing the letter, good in a multi doctor practice where all doctors write referral letters.

Smoking Info:

Notes whether the patient is a non-smoker or smoker.  If marked as a Smoker (ticked) any extra information entered in the Smoker field will also be inserted

Today's Date:

Brings up a window with options for the format of the date. Be sure to tick Automatic update or else the date will always reflect that of the date the template was created.

Your Letterhead:

Copies and pastes the letterhead from Practice Preferences or User preferences depending on how your practice is set up. Due to the letterhead just being pasted, any changes to the letterhead in preferences will not be reflected in templates, they will need to be edited separately or reinserted into the template.

 

# Note: Current Problems and Past History items marked as 'confidential' (indicated by a tick against the item) will not be inserted into the letter.

 

Expressions relevant to the patient that can be added when typing the letter:

 

Last Height, Weight & BP:

Inserts the patients last recorded height, weight, and BP

Pathology Results:

Allows you to insert selected Pathology results into the body of the letter

Insert Consult Notes:

Allows you to insert selected Consultation notes into the body of the letter

Insert Checklist:

Allows you to insert checklists which have been added to the patients clinical file

Attachments:

Allows you to insert the selected attachment