Triage (Web App)

The EMR Form is used to provide decision support to healthcare professionals for the rendering of healthcare services to an individual patient and accommodate data exchange in the Emergency Room.

The EMR form will have specific conditions that will need to be completed by the practitioner before it will be possible to sign off the EMR form, one of the conditions will be that the practitioner will need to add at least one of the billing codes that are listed. This is done to ensure that all the necessary information is filled in and that the patient is billed accordingly. 

• For a complete overview of the EMR form and where to access the Billing Codes Rules and Sign-off please refer to the user manual: EMR Form Overview.
  

• Click on the Doctor Sign-off panel.

• The Doctor Sign-off panel will expand.

• One of the conditions that will first need to be completed in order for the practitioner to sign off the EMR form will be:
• The Billing and Administration section should be finalised.
• Add at least one of the following codes: The practitioner will need to bill at least one of the codes listed before they can sign off the EMR form.
• Normal and Private Debtors: A regular patient who will either pay for the services rendered privately or their bill will be paid by their medical aid.
• 7060, 7061, 7062, 7063, 7064, 0109, 0151, 1209, 1210.

• IOD Debtors: A patient who has been injured on duty.
• 0181, 0182, 0183, 0184, 0186

• Add to Invoice: Allows the user to add the specific code that has been selected to the invoice, so that billing for those codes can be done and the invoice can be posted to the patient's account.
• For a full explanation of the Billing and Administration and how to Add to Invoice please refer to the user manual: Billing and Administration.

• Once all the conditions in the Billing and Administration section are Completed the conditions will be removed from the list.
  

• Notice that the condition: The Billing and Administration section should be finalised is no longer on the list.

• Once all the conditions have been completed the practitioner will be able to add their signature and complete the entire form.

• Click on the + button in the signature section to add a signature to the report.

• For an extensive explanation on how to add a signature to a clinical form please refer to the user manual: How to add a Doctors Signature and Doctor Sign-Off

• Click on the Complete button to finalise the form when satisfied with the content.

• The Complete button will change to a completed status.

• Click on Close to return to the main Diary screen without saving.

• Click on the drop-up menu next to Save and Close for more saving options.

• Save: The user is able to save the changes made to the form without closing the form. 
• Save Lines To New Macro: Allows the user to create a new macro. 
• For an extensive explanation of this feature please refer to the user manual: Macros (Billing Combinations) 

• Click on Save and Close to save the clinical form and close the screen to return to the main Diary screen.