Keyboard Shortcuts in Group Checkin Windows

Keyboard Shortcut	Relevant Button
S	Save button
A	Add Group Encounter button for Group Checkin/Create Encounter window Add to Existing button for Group Checkin/Add to Existing window
C	Close button

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Add a Member to an Existing Group Encounter on Group Checkin Window

You can add a group member to an existing group encounter during the group check in. If a group encounter was already created for the checked in members, and if another patient arrives for the appointment, you can add those patients to the existing group encounter. Select ApptBook on the main toolbar. From the Daily, Weekly List, Weekly Schedule or Multi-View view, select an individual appointment that was scheduled as part of a group appointment. Right-click and then select Checkin/Add to Existing > Group Appointment > Select Members. The Group Checkin/Add to Existing Group Encounter window opens. On the Group Checkin/Add to Existing Group Encounter window, select the scheduled member to be added to the group encounter. Select Add to Existing. An individual encounter is created for the selected Scheduled Member and linked to the member’s appointment. Encounter number appears on the Encounter column of the Group Checkin/Add to Existing Group Encounter window. Select Close. The member a

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Mark Individual Member Appointment as Kept on Group Checkin Window

When a patient arrives for a group appointment, you can mark their individual member appointments as Kept from the Group Checkin/Create Encounter window. This enables you to open a single group appointment and mark the arrived members as kept rather than opening individual appointment and marking them. The kept indicator helps you to distinguish between members who have arrived and group member who have not arrived. Select ApptBook on the main toolbar. From the Daily, Weekly List, Weekly Schedule or Multi-View view, select an individual appointment that was scheduled as part of a group appointment. Right-click and then select Checkin/Create Encounter > Group Appointment > Select Members. The Group Checkin/Create Encounter window opens. The Group Checkin/Create Encounter window displays all members of the Patient Group in alphabetical order. Note: A tool-tip appears when you hover over a member on the Group Checkin/Create Encounter window which displays patient information such as patie

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Quick Check In of Group Appointment

Using the group check in option on the right-click menu of the Appointment Book, you can mark arrived members as Kept and create a group encounter in short time. You can check in the group appointment for: All scheduled members Arrived members You can associate the existing group encounter to the individual member and the scheduled members through group check in option from the right-click menu on Appointment Book. You can do the following procedures using the group check in: Creating group encounter for all scheduled members Marking the individual member appointment as kept Creating group encounter for kept members Adding a member to the existing group encounter Keyboard Shortcuts in Group Checkin Windows You can navigate within the Group Checkin windows using the keyboard shortcuts to perform action on the window without using the cursor. Create a Quick Group Encounter for Scheduled Members You can create a group encounter for all scheduled members during the group check-in on Appoin

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Navigating the Patient Group Window

You can navigate through the Patient Group window by pressing the Tab key to move forward to the next field, or by pressing the Shift and Tab keys to move back to the previous field. You can also navigate to a specific tab or button on the window by using a hot-key command. Press the Alt key to display an underlined letter on all tabs and buttons. The underlined letters are the hot-key commands. Then press Alt and a Letter to navigate to that specific tab or button. For example, pressing Alt and M navigates to the Members tab. Hot-Key Commands Alt + Navigates to: G General tab M Members tab A Appointments tab W Who/When button O OK button C Cancel button The default sort for patients in the Member List on the Members tab is ascending order by Name. You can change the sort by selecting any column header to resort the members by that column in ascending or descending order. In addition, you can rearrange and resize any column. Parent topic: Patient Groups

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Using Keyboard in Person and Patient Information Windows

If you want to use keyboard to use Person Information and Patient Information windows, you can select the Tab key to move forward to the next field, or select the Shift and Tab keys to move back to the previous field. You can also move to a specific tab or button on the window by using a hot-key command. You can select Alt and hot-key to switch to a specific tab or button. For example, you can select Alt and P to open the Provider tab. The following table shows the list of hot-key commands for tabs: Alt + Opens tab D Demographics S Status E Client Defined P Provider V Privacy M Employer R Relations/Role U UDS X Ext T History Y Pharmacy L Chart Details Note: The Privacy, Pharmacy, and Chart Details tabs are available on the Patient Information window only. The following tables shows the hot-key commands for buttons: Alt + Navigates to button A Account H Chart O OK C Cancel Note: The Chart button is available on the Patient Information window only for patients that do not yet have a char

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Using Keyboard in Person and Patient Information Windows

If you want to use keyboard to use Person Information and Patient Information windows, you can select the Tab key to move forward to the next field, or select the Shift and Tab keys to move back to the previous field. You can also move to a specific tab or button on the window by using a hot-key command. You can select Alt and hot-key to switch to a specific tab or button. For example, you can select Alt and P to open the Provider tab. The following table shows the list of hot-key commands for tabs: Alt + Opens tab D Demographics S Status E Client Defined P Provider V Privacy M Employer R Relations/Role U UDS X Ext T History Y Pharmacy L Chart Details Note: The Privacy, Pharmacy, and Chart Details tabs are available on the Patient Information window only. The following tables shows the hot-key commands for buttons: Alt + Navigates to button A Account H Chart O OK C Cancel Note: The Chart button is available on the Patient Information window only for patients that do not yet have a char

Keyboard Shortcuts in Group Checkin Windows

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Add a Member to an Existing Group Encounter on Group Checkin Window

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Quick Check In of Group Appointment

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Add a Member to an Existing Group Encounter on Group Checkin Window

Mark Individual Member Appointment as Kept on Group Checkin Window

Quick Check In of Group Appointment

Navigating the Patient Group Window

Using Keyboard in Person and Patient Information Windows

Using Keyboard in Person and Patient Information Windows