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Version: 3.1

Record a consent

Overview​

This flow describes how to record a consent against an encounter of a patient. You can also attach the signed consent form and other supporting documents.

Pre-requisites​

  • The patient is registered in Care, and you open an encounter of that patient.
  • You open the encounter from the facility, and the encounter is active.
  • You have the permission listed below. Care hides the Add Consent button from the users who cannot write to the encounter.

Permissions​

PermissionAccess
Update Encounter related clinical dataLets you record a consent against an encounter. Admin, Doctor, Nurse, and Facility Admin have this permission.

Steps​

1. Open the Consents tab​

  1. Open the encounter of the patient.
  2. Select the Consents tab.

Select Add Consent. Care opens the Add Consent sheet.

The sheet holds these fields.

ComponentsWhat it captures
Consent Given OnThe date and time when the patient gives the consent. This field is mandatory.
Consent Valid FromThe date and time from which the consent is valid. This field is optional.
Consent Valid UntilThe date and time until which the consent is valid. This field is optional.
Consent DecisionThe answer of the patient: Permit or Deny.
CategoryThe subject of the consent.
StatusThe current state of the consent: Draft, Active, Inactive, Not Done, or Entered in Error. Care sets Active as the default value.
NoteFree text about the consent. This field is optional.
  1. Enter the date and time in Consent Given On.
  2. Enter Consent Valid From and Consent Valid Until for a consent with a validity period.
  3. Select Permit or Deny for Consent Decision.
  4. Select the Status of the consent.
  5. Enter a Note about the consent.

4. Select the category​

Open the Category list. Care shows a short description under each option.

CategoryDescription
ResearchConsent to take part in a research protocol and to share information.
Privacy ConsentConsent to collect, access, use, or share information.
TreatmentConsent to undergo a specific treatment.
Do Not ResuscitateConsent to not receive CPR or resuscitation in a cardiac event.
Advance DirectiveConsent that the patient gives before a possible need for medical treatment.
Advance Care DirectiveConsent for the actions to take if the patient can no longer decide.

Select the category of the consent.

Note: Care also holds a Comfort Care category, but this form has no option for it. You cannot select Comfort Care. This is a known gap in the product.

5. Attach the supporting documents​

You can attach one or more files to the consent in the Supporting Documents section.

  1. Choose a file. Care accepts these file types: jpg, jpeg, png, and pdf.
  2. Enter a name for the file. The name is mandatory.
  3. Repeat these steps for each more file.

Note: Care uploads the files after it saves the consent record.

Select Save.

Expected Outcome​

  • Care shows the message "Consent created successfully".
  • Care shows the new consent as a card on the Consents tab.
  • Care uploads the attached files to the new consent.

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