Hi - could somebody please give me some guidance on using OpenEMR?
I have the system ready to go into production after creating all the forms and now comes the task to discover and understand the many functions that are - probably - available, but we have not found yet.
The most urgent function I am looking for is triggering a notification after a from has been filled out. During an encounter a ‘procedure order’ form we created is filled out by a provider. Now a staff member need to be alerted to it’s existence to do scheduling and order supplies.
Where would we we be able to create this work flow?
Thank you for any help you could give me - if there is documentation that would describe that I would love to find it.
At present in OpenEMR, there is no option to send automatic notification to the physicians/staffs. You can send the reminders or any messages manually to the staffs using the “Message and Reminder Center” under Messages in left navigation bar.
But to send an automated reminder on filling of the form, we may need to customize the code to accomplish this.
Thanks!
That is a bit disappoing, tough. I thought that CDR might be used for that - but that can then probably not triggered by the event of filling out a form, yes?
How the workflow is supposed to work is, that after a consultation our provider fills out a procedure order form which describes the procedure to be performed.
Then a staff member learns about that and she can schedule the procedure and do all the leg work to prepare for the procedure, check that all material is there, etc.
It is probably not a good idea to tinker with the CDR engine, should the practice decide to attest to MU. Besides the staff member will to have to look at a group of Patient Summaries to decide if further action is required. Using the Reminder part of the CDR engine lacks specificity.
You can create a new Calendar Category for this visit to alert the responsible staff to be on the lookout for these patients. The Calendar Category can also serve to double check that no surgical patient has been overlooked.
If you’ve built a special evaluation form to determine whether it’s appropriate for the patient to have surgery (surgical consultation form), then the simple solution is enable an ACO for the staff member so that she can read the completed form.
The Plan part of the form specifies which procedure the patient will undergo. From thereon in, staff should know how to discharge the balance of her duties.
Automatic notification may be counter-productive because the surgeon may determine that non-surgical intervention is the best approach for a patient.
In the past the surgeon conveys his plans to staff on the superbill.