Update Medical Status for a Patient

The technician can update the patient’s medical status to make the physician aware that something in the patient’s flow sheet needs to be reviewed. Use the following steps to update the medical status for the patient.

 

 

  1. Access the patient's shot room flow sheet, and then click the Medical Status button.



     

  2. In the Update Medical Status dialog, the technician can add a comment in the Comment field along with their status request. If the technician wants to record that the patient had a reaction to their last shot, the technician would select Local Reaction or Generalized Reaction when entering the medical status update. If the technician wants the physician to review the chart for any other reason, the technician would select Flag for Review. These three status codes will make it easier for the physician to search for all patients whose charts need review in the Shot Room Automation screen.
     

  3. Once the Medical Status has been updated as needed, click the OK button.



     

  4. Do note that if a mistake was made and an incorrect line appears in the flow sheet, you can click the Delete Last Line button to delete the last entry in the patient's flow sheet. When finished, click the Save Flowsheet button. The status update will not take affect unless the flow sheet is saved.
     

  5. In the Shot Room Automation dialog the updated status will appear in Medical Status column. Likewise, the physician can easily locate those patients that require review by checking the Flagged for Review, Local Reaction, or General Reaction filter items. After reviewing the chart, the physician can reset the medical status back to OK by entering his own medical status comment, with Reviewed selected.