Let's try a Blog for learning to use the EMR

I'm hoping this Blog will help  providers at JS Free Clinic as we learn to use the EMR.  We'll be able to post questions for each other to answer and help each other learn!

Here are some initial notes:

Margaret  and Lilian  can answer questions about  how to use eClinical works. Providers can help each other during patient care sessions--so ask your colleague questions. We are finding that we each learn some new thing each week. 

Margaret has ask us to  to lock our notes at the end of the visit, but only after the patient checks out. You can tell if the patient checks out by looking at the schedule. 

Be sure that the medication list is up to date at the end of every visit, so that medication ordering and refills can be done correctly when you are not around.  It seems that the med list in eCW does not always reflect the list as previously ordered—so until we know this is functioning properly, be sure to read the plan in the last provider’s note carefully.

All referrals to outside providers, including eye exams, should be done through the eCW. Send them to Lilian .  By clicking on “referrals” you can view what referrals have been done.

Prescriptions for the patient to take to a pharmacy can be written and printed through the EMR saving you the extra step of handwriting the prescription.

Start entering an ALERT —with dates for future needed diagnostics ( Mammograms, needed follow up exams, Dexascans).  Ask if you aren’t sure how to do this. Grace Hipona is good at it!

Past immunizations can be entered into the immunization section.