Skin Cancer Treatment Workflow

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Biopsy Log

The Biopsy Log link opens the Biopsy Log practice template which enables you to view pathology results for a patient. The log can be filtered by specialty, location, provider, patient, order status, and other factors. On the Biopsy Log practice template, you can do the following: Update the order Send tasks regarding the order or results to staff members. Submit the order to Superbill Generate and save a non-cancerous growth pathology letter within the encounter. Record how and when a patient was notified of the results. Biopsy Log View Pathology Results on the Biopsy Log Templates You can view the dermatology specific pathology results when you select Dermatology as the Specialty on the Biopsy Log template. Pathology Results Notifications You can document when a patient is notified of pathology results including the date and method of notification. Parent topic: Predominant Procedures for Provider

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Record Skin Cancer History

Open the Histories - Dermatology template. In the Skin Cancer Log panel, in the Treatment History section, click Add. The Skin Cancer History Log - Derm template opens. In the Treated? section, select the N option. Type the year the cancer was diagnosed in the Year of DX field. To select the characteristics of cancer as reported on the pathology report, click Characteristics. In the Accession field , type the accession number from the pathology report. Select the correct specimen id from the Specimen ID list. Note: This is essential if the report includes multiple specimens. To open the Diagnosis template, click Diagnosis, and then locate and select the diagnosis as reported on the pathology report. Select the location where the patient is identified with cancer in the Location field. Select the treatment needed for this patient in the Recommended treatment field. Note: Information about the actual treatment needs to be reported after you have completed the procedure. When you complete

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Document the Excision of a Skin Cancer

On the day of the excision procedure, the intake staff follows a standard intake workflow specifying the specialty as Dermatology and visit type as Surgical Visit. The intake staff records 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 add information, if necessary. On the SOAP template, do the following: In the Reason for Visit panel, document complete details of the reason for visit or add additional reasons for visits, if necessary. In the Review of Systems panel, click Derm - ROS, and fill in the details in the Dermatology -ROS template. On the SOAP template, go to the bottom of the template and select the Procedures icon. The Udp Procedure Picklist opens. Click Excision/Repair. The Procedure dermatology excision 1 template opens. Click the Yes option for the Are you performing a

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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

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Record Cancer Staging Details

Open the Histories - Dermatology template. In the Skin Cancer Log panel, in the Staging section, click Add. The Cancer Details template opens. In the Cancer Type section, do the following: Select the cancer type as Primary or Secondary. Do one of the following: To enter the details in all the fields, select Enable free text check box. To select the options from the respective picklist for each field, clear Enable free text. Select a diagnosis or click Add common assessment to select a diagnosis. Click Cancer Type / Site and select the cancer type from the Cancer Type Details template. Enter or select the Status and Behavior value from the picklist. Enter or select the Histology and Laterality value from the picklist. In the Cancer Staging section, do the following: If staging details are not available, select the appropriate option: Staging pending Insufficient data No staging system If the staging details are available, verify and update the date and time of cancer staging. Select the

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View Derm Patient Path Records for Skin Cancer

Select the specialty Dermatology and perform a search for all pathology order records for a patient. Highlight a record in the Pathology Orders grid. The details of the selected record display in the Pathology Results panel of the Biopsy Log. Navigate to the Skin Cancer Log panel. The Skin Cancer Log grid displays skin cancer history pathology records for the patient, and can be filtered with the Skin cancer history options: To view only the records for untreated cancer, select Skin cancer history: Untreated option. To view only the records for treated cancer, select Skin cancer history: Treated option. To view all records, select Skin cancer history: All option. Parent topic: Skin Cancer Log

Skin Cancer Treatment Workflow

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View Derm Patient Path Records for Skin Cancer