The patient's journal automatically updates when activity is performed on the file. In the patient's Journal tab, users can view existing journal entries or add new journal entries for charting, correspondence, follow-up purposes, etc. Each journal entry will denote the time and type of activity performed, the name of the user who performed the activity, and any additional text.
See also: Linking journal entries to appointments. |
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
In the text box, enter the desired notes.
Text Snippets are available on the right-hand side of the journal entries
Drag and drop the snippet into the journal or start typing the auto-replace text to enter the snippet into the journal entry.
Use the font and color options at the top of the Patient journal entry dialog box to customize the entry. |
For information on creating text snippets click here. Text snippets are also used for medical report writing. |
To paste the contents of your Windows clipboard into the text box, click in the text box and press Ctrl + V. |
Journal entry types, configurable from the Setup > Journal entry types menu, will each have the Display in audiology setting enabled or disabled. The Display in audiology setting for individual journal entries, of all types, can be modified from the Patient journal entry dialog box. The setting is available to modify when you are creating or editing a journal entry.
See also: Patient hearing assessments: Viewing hearing assessments, documents, and journal entries. |
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
In the text box, adjust the content as necessary.
Click .
All users can edit their own journal entries, but only users with the Edit other users' journal entries user privilege can edit other users' journal entries. |
The Delete journal entries user privilege is required to delete journal entries. |
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
On the Journal tab, click on one or more journal entries for printing.
To select multiple journal entries use the Ctrl or Shift key when clicking on the list. Alternatively, you can select a range of entries by clicking and dragging the mouse pointer through the list. |
Within the Add document dialog box, input a Title, select a Category, and optionally add an additional Description and Status.
Click Save.
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
On the Journal tab, click on one or more journal entries for printing.
To select multiple journal entries use the Ctrl or Shift key when clicking on the list. Alternatively, you can select a range of entries by clicking and dragging the mouse pointer through the list. |
You can read more about uploading user signatures here.
Alternatively, you can use your signature pad to electronically sign the journal entry. Read more about signature pad compatibility with Blueprint OMS here.
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
Users can hide/resize the filtering panel and filter settings will persist between login-logout sessions. |
On the Patient browser tab, open the patient’s file.
Click on a journal entry and begin typing all or part of the desired text search string. The search will jump to the first matching entry.
The wildcard (*) character may be used to match any sequence of characters. |