Biopsy Log

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Biopsy

When you determine that a biopsy is required for a patient, you can perform the following procedure: Scheduling a biopsy test. Performing the procedure to collect the specimen or specimens. Recording the pathology results details. Intake Staff Workflow to Schedule a Biopsy Encounter When the provider determines that a biopsy is required, the intake staff follows the required procedure. Schedule a Biopsy Encounter on the SOAP Template You can schedule a biopsy encounter on the SOAP template. Schedule a Biopsy Encounter with GET You can schedule a biopsy encounter on the GET template. Document a Biopsy Procedure You can document procedure for a patient with a specific complaint on whom you expect to perform a biopsy. Record Biopsy Results You can enter into the application the details of biopsy results that are returned from a lab in a non-electronic form. Parent topic: Predominant Procedures for Provider

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Record an Excision Procedure

On the SOAP template, go to the bottom of the template and select the Procedures icon. The Udp Procedure Picklist opens. Click Excision/Repair and click OK. The Procedure dermatology excision 1 template opens. Select No for the Are you performing a procedure on a biopsy proven malignancy? question. In the Today's Assessment grid, select or add a finding to be excised. The Procedure Excision panel is populated with a diagnosis for the selected finding. In the Pre-Procedure Care panel, after explaining the details of the procedure to the patient select the relevant options. Note: To add more information about the consent, select the Consent link. In the Procedure Excision panel document the required information. In the Repair panel document the required information. In the Post Procedure panel, record if complications occurred, select how the patient tolerated the procedure, the suggested time for the follow-up visit and other details. Click Submit to Procedure Billing. Click Save & Clos

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Skin Cancer Treatment Workflow

When the pathology report indicates the presence of skin cancer, you must first record the pathology results on the Skin Cancer History Log - Derm template. The application then places a record for the skin cancer in the Skin Cancer Log Treatment History grid and the Untreated Skin Cancer alert appears in the patient's chart and will remain until you report that the skin cancer has been treated. You can document when and how a patient was notified of pathology results on the Biopsy Log or the Order Management templates. This information is visible in order. After the lesion has been treated, the application updates the Skin Cancer Log Treatment History grid to indicate that the lesion has been treated and removes the Untreated Skin Cancer alert, if there are no other untreated skin cancers. Record Skin Cancer History You can document this procedure when you receive a pathology report that indicates that the patient has skin cancer. Record Cancer Staging Details You can document cancer

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View Pathology Results on the Biopsy Log Templates

On the Intake - Dermatology or GET template, click the Biopsy Log link. Note: You can also access the Biopsy Log template from the File > System \ Practice. The Biopsy Log template opens without any records. Click Specialty and select Dermatology from the resulting list. When you search, the application only displays search results of dermatology encounters. In the Pathology Order Search panel, enter your search criteria, and click Search. Records are available on the grid based on your search criteria. Note: The application only loads the first 100 records. If the record you are searching for does not appear among the records loaded, you must enter additional search criteria to narrow your search results. Select the record for the patient. The Pathology Orders section displays data for the selected record. Note: If the patient has any skin cancer history, those records are available on the Skin Cancer Log panel. Parent topic: Biopsy Log

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Track Biopsy Specimens Using the Biopsy Log

The Biopsy Log is the master list that stores records of all biopsies for the entire practice. To use the log, you specify a specialty and enter a variety of search criteria, for example, all patients seen by a specific provider on a specific date. The system displays all the biopsy records for patient encounters within the specialty that meet the search criteria. The Biopsy Log enables you to view pathology results for a patient. From the Biopsy Log, you can: Update the order, including the diagnosis. Send tasks regarding the order or results to staff members. Generate and save a benign pathology letter within the encounter. Record how and when a patient was notified of results. Submit to Superbill - This function is available to Dermatology and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) specialties, and allows the charge for reading the pathology to be submitted by pathologists to the Superbill. Access the Biopsy Log Practice Template Search for Pathology Orders and Results Parent topic: Biopsy

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Pathology Results Notifications

You can document when and how a patient was notified of pathology results on the Biopsy Log and Order Management templates and have this information visible in sequential order. You can indicate the date of notification and how the patient was notified. This functionality removes the need to navigate to the Telephone Call template. Record Pathology Results Notifications You can record how and when the pathology result is notified to a patient. Parent topic: Biopsy Log

Biopsy Log

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