Patient Encounter

Management and Administration
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cornutaurus wrote on Thursday, April 21, 2016:

Is there anyway to get change the encounter to stop saying New Patient Encounter on every visit? I’m ok with it saying New Patient Encounter on the first Visit but on the second visit and so on, I would like to change it to just Patient Encounter instead.

Thank you.

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fsgl wrote on Thursday, April 21, 2016:

Are you referring to attached?

Or are you referring to the Category to the right, in the drop down?

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cornutaurus wrote on Friday, April 22, 2016:

I’m talking about when creating a new encounter for a patient that has been to the clinic before. So I selected “Office Visit” for Visit Category.

After that when I go to Print Report it says New Patient Encounter on all office visits, doesn’t matter which one I selected for Visit Category. I don’t mind it saying “New Patient Encounter” for the first visit when I selected “New Patient” under Visit Category. I just want it to say something else when I selected “Office Visit”

Thank you

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fsgl wrote on Friday, April 22, 2016:

Away from the office presently, so can’t look at the .php file that governs your first screenshot.

Would suggest this for now:

  1. open that frame in another tab, (right click to get to that menu).
  2. the url of the other tab is the path that you want (openemr/interface/…)
  3. open that file & look for the Header section & a line that has New Patient Form in single quotes.
  4. substitute with desired title & save.

Try above on a test copy first. Never a good idea to work on production copy until you know it safe.

Before changing codes on production copy, backup first.

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visolveemr wrote on Monday, April 25, 2016:

Hi Nhat,

Greetings from ViSolve!

You can change this text ‘New Patient Encoutner’ to anything of your choice in /interface/forms/newpatient/save.php in the addForm function.

Thanks
OpenEMR Customization/Support Team,
ViSolve Inc
services@visolve.com | Phone: 408-850-2243
Demo’s @ ViSolve Demo Library

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cornutaurus wrote on Monday, April 25, 2016:

Thanks guys, I tried the first method of checking the url but had trouble locating it. Tried the ViSolve method and it works. I noticed that while it works for creating new patients from now on, but all the previous patients on file still display “New Patient Encounter”.
Also, is there anyway for it to display the “New Patient Encounter” for New Patient category and to display “Patient Encounter” for Office Visit category?

Thanks

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fsgl wrote on Tuesday, April 26, 2016:

Not without more major change to the codes.

Sometimes it’s not good to over-tinker, if one is not an IT professional.

If it’s really important to you, you can call Visolve & pay them to do it for you.

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cornutaurus wrote on Tuesday, April 26, 2016:

Yeah. You’re right, sometimes I get too hung up on little things. lol.

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fsgl wrote on Tuesday, April 26, 2016:

I prefer to think of it as attention to details rather than the pejorative, OCD.

Physicians have patients’ lives in their hands. We’d better pay attention to details, otherwise our patients will suffer.

When I print my LBV forms, the title of the report is usually “Comprehensive Ophthalmic Exam”, or whatever the title of the particular form, in the report header. I don’t remember ever seeing “New Patient Form” before.

Hope the day is enjoyable & productive.