Blue Light Treatment for Actinic Keratosis

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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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Biopsy/Destruction/Shave - Procedures

The Bx/Destruction/Shave link opens the Biopsy/Destruction/Shave - Procedures template. Use this template to perform a biopsy, destruction or shave procedure. You can document the following details. Pre-procedure care includes verification of consent, identification of the correct patient, a location and confirmation that the patient received, and procedure-related information. Procedure care enables you to view each procedure scheduled for the current patient and to enter procedure-related details. This template provides two different grid views, one for non-biopsy-proven procedures and one for biopsy-proven malignancies. Follow-up care enables you to record if complications occurred, how the patient tolerated the procedure, and if a follow-up is necessary. Bx/Destruction/Shave Document a Cryosurgery Procedure You can perform cryosurgery for a finding such as actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, or viral wart. Enter a Topical Treatment Procedure You can document topical treatment

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Schedule a Blue Light Encounter on the SOAP Template

On the Intake - Dermatology template, select an appropriate reason for visit. The corresponding HPI template opens. Complete the HPI template and select Save & Close. On the SOAP template, go to the Physical Exam panel, and click Full Skin. The Dermatology Quick Exams - PE template opens. Select Quick exam defaults and select Actinic Keratosis from the list. The system populates the template with the currently defined default settings for actinic keratosis. To add a diagnosis, select Assessment and select actinic keratosis. In the Treatment section, do the following: Select Other Treatment and then select Blue Light from the list. Note: If the Blue Light option is not available, then select the blank field at the top of the list and enter Blue Light Therapy. To add the procedure date, select the Schedule in option and select a time frame from the list. Make any other necessary entries on the template. To add the record to the grid, select Add. Select Save & Close. The system adds the r

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Schedule Blue Light Treatment with GET

On the Intake - Dermatology template, select an appropriate reason for visit. The corresponding HPI template opens. Complete the HPI template and select Save & Close. On the GET template, from the Findings list , click Actinic Keratosis (AK). Click the image at the location that corresponds to the location of the AK on the patient. The application places a marker at that location and creates a record in the grid below the image. Click the link in the name column for the record. The Dermatology Quick Exams - PE template opens. Select Quick exam defaults and select Actinic Keratosis from the list. The system populates the template with the currently defined default settings for actinic keratosis. To add a diagnosis, select Assessment and select actinic keratosis. In the Treatment section, do the following: Select Other Treatment and then select Blue Light from the list. Note: If the Blue Light option is not available, then select the blank field at the top of the list and enter Blue Ligh

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Record a Blue Light Treatment

The intake staff follows a standard intake workflow specifying the specialty as Dermatology and visit type as Office Visit. The intake staff records all other demographic and medical information following the guidelines established by the practice. On the Home Page - Dermatology template, review the patient information entered by the intake staff. On the Histories template, review the patient information and modify it if necessary. On the SOAP template, in the Reason for Visit panel, document the complete details of the reason for visit or add additional reasons for visits if necessary. In the Review of Systems panel, click Derm - ROS in the left navigation pane. The Dermatology -ROS template opens. Click the Procedures quick link. The Procedures template opens. In the Others section, to open the Generic Procedures template, click Generic. Click the first Description field within Indications and select the patient's diagnosis for Actinic Keratosis. To add indications, click Description

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Predominant Procedures for Provider

The Predominant Procedures document details about the common dermatological patient encounters. The Predominant Procedures explain how to use the templates to perform the desired task or to record the required details about the patient. Biopsy You can decide to perform a biopsy after examining the patient. Biopsy Log The biopsy log is the master list that stores all biopsies for the entire practice. Biopsy/Destruction/Shave - Procedures You can use the Biopsy/Destruction/Shave - Procedures template to record activities associated with a biopsy, destruction or shave procedure. Record an Excision Procedure You can document excision of a non-cancerous finding. Generic Dermatology Procedure You can document any type of dermatology procedure using the Generic Dermatology Procedure template. Blue Light Treatment for Actinic Keratosis You can document the blue light treatment for Actinic Keratosis. Cosmetic Injectable Template You can record each injectable using the Cosmetic Injectable templ

Blue Light Treatment for Actinic Keratosis

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Biopsy

Biopsy/Destruction/Shave - Procedures

Schedule a Blue Light Encounter on the SOAP Template

Schedule Blue Light Treatment with GET

Record a Blue Light Treatment

Predominant Procedures for Provider

Biopsy

Biopsy/Destruction/Shave - Procedures

Schedule a Blue Light Encounter on the SOAP Template

Schedule Blue Light Treatment with GET

Record a Blue Light Treatment

Predominant Procedures for Provider