Glossary: Medical | Dental | Allieds

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Occupational and Demographical History allows the Practitioner to record the Patient's employment history and will include both the current employment status and past employment history.  Occupational and Demographical History will give the Practitioner an indication of what might be wrong with the Patient and can advise the Practitioner on what health issues the Patient might be suffering from or be at risk for. For example, is the work environment hazardous and must the Patient wear protective wear e.g. a hard hat or protective goggles to guard against accidents or exposure to harmful conditions.

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A one-time password (OTP) is an automatically generated numeric or alphanumeric string of characters. 

It is used to authenticate a user for access to electronic information.

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The function will be used when the practice starts on GoodX for the first time and wants to bring debtors medical aid closing balances from a previous system. These are amounts that still need to be collected from the medical aid. This will assist the practice to get a correct age analysis.

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The function will be used when the practice starts on GoodX for the first time and wants to bring debtors patient closing balances from a previous system. This is amounts that still need to be collected from the patient. This assists the practice and ensures a correct age analysis. 

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An Operation is a medical procedure that is performed by a team of Specialist medical professionals such as  Surgeons and Anaesthesiologists with nurses that assist, to repair damaged tissue, mend broken bones, remove malignant tissue or tumours etc.

Most Operations involve incisions that are made which will be mended by the use of stitches, staples and/or glue when the procedure is completed. Certain procedures can be done endoscopically, and are non-surgical, but still requires the Patient to be sedated. 

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Operation Details refers to all the information that is relevant to the procedure that will be performed. Surgeons will use the Operation Details section to prepare for surgery and add notes to what will be done during the procedure, and what their requirements are so that the theatre team is able to prepare the theatre accordingly.

💡Please Note: You will first need to set up a Theatre List and create a Theatre booking before you are able to access the Operation Details panel. For more information, please refer to the user manuals: How to Create a Theatre List and How to Make a Theatre Booking.

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The Operation History Panel provides a structured record of all previous medical procedures undergone by the Patient. By capturing this information, Practitioners gain insight into the Patient’s surgical background, which supports accurate diagnosis and safe treatment planning. Recording operations in one dedicated place ensures consistency in the Patient’s Medical History and makes the information readily available when needed for consultations, referrals, or future care.

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The operation list is a list of all the operations the practitioner needs to do for each day. These are all the patients, the practitioner have scheduled for operation with the necessary information the medical aid/hospital will need. For example the ICD10 code, CPT4 codes, Patient demographic information.

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