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Version: 3.1

Find discussions for a patient or an encounter

Overview​

This flow describes how to find Clinical Notes discussions in Care. Care keeps two separate lists. One list belongs to the encounter. The other list belongs to the patient alone.

Watch the demo — the encounter Notes tab's discussion list, then the separate patient profile Notes tab list.

Note: The two lists never overlap. A discussion appears in one list only.

Pre-requisites​

  • The patient is registered in Care.
  • If you look for encounter discussions, the patient has an encounter at the facility.
  • You have the permissions listed below.

Permissions​

PermissionAccess
Can Read encounter related clinical dataSee the discussions of an encounter. Doctor, Nurse, Admin, and Facility Admin hold this permission.
Can view clinical data about patientsSee the discussions of a patient. Staff, Doctor, Nurse, Admin, and Facility Admin hold this permission.

Steps​

1. Find the discussions of an encounter​

  1. Open the encounter.
  2. Select the Notes tab. You can also press g and then n.
  3. Read the list of discussions.

The list shows only the discussions that belong to this encounter. Discussions that belong to the patient alone do not appear here.

Note: The Notes tab appears only if you can read clinical data for the patient or for the encounter.

2. Find the discussions of a patient​

  1. Open the patient profile.
  2. Select the Notes tab.
  3. Read the list of discussions.

The list shows only the discussions that belong to the patient and to no encounter. Discussions that belong to an encounter do not appear here.

3. Open a discussion​

  1. Read the titles in the list. Care shows no search box and no filter for discussions.
  2. Select a discussion. Care shows the messages of that discussion.

Care shows the most recent discussion first.

Note: On a small screen, select Threads at the bottom of the screen to open the list of discussions.

If the list holds no discussion, Care shows "No discussions yet".

4. Find the discussions of another encounter​

Each encounter keeps its own discussions.

  1. Open the other encounter.
  2. Select the Notes tab.
  3. Read the list of discussions.

Expected Outcome​

  • You see the discussions of the encounter in the Notes tab of that encounter.
  • You see the discussions of the patient in the Notes tab of the patient profile.
  • You read the messages of the discussion that you select.

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