Document the Cast and Wound Care History

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Access the Cast and Wound Care Template

You can access the Cast/Wound Care template from the Home template. On the Home template, click the Cast/Wound Care link. The Cast/Wound Care template opens. Cast/Wound Care template Parent topic: Cast and Wound Care Workflow Related tasks Access the Home Template

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Enter the Physical Exam for Cast and Wound Care

Use the Physical Exam section on the Cast/Wound Care template to document issues with the cast area as well as what was done for the new cast, splint, or brace. On the Home template, click the Cast/Wound Care link. The Cast/Wound Care template opens. Physical Exam panel on the Cast/Wound Care template To enter exam information, select the appropriate check boxes, as well as which provider the patient was seen by. Document what was done to the cast, splint, or brace by selecting the appropriate fields. Type any additional information in the notes section. Click Cast/Splints button opens the Billable Cast and Splint Application template. Parent topic: Cast and Wound Care Workflow

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Document Patient History for Pre-Operative Visits

You can document patient history such as surgery information, medications, allergies, and medical and surgical histories for pre-operative visits. On the NB Preop v5 template, in the History panel, click the Get button. History panel on the NB Preop V5 template The surgery window opens displaying all surgery encounters with planned procedures for the patient. Select an encounter from the surgery window, and click OK. The following details from the selected encounter are automatically filled in the corresponding fields. The options in the Pre-Surgical Checklist section are automatically updated from the Surgery Sched template on the selected encounter. Clearance Boarded procedures Pre-Op and post-op medications Medication instructions Anesthesia provided Labs and tests To add additional medications and instructions, click the desired fields, and then select the option to be added from the list. To generate a revised medication instruction, click the Create Document Document icon icon. I

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Cast and Wound Care Workflow

You can document a patient's history, physical exams, basic assessment, and plan for the cast and wound care. The providers and clinical staff can use the Cast/Wound Care template to document the details of the cast and wound care without using the Billable Visit and Non Billable Visit templates. Cast/Wound Care template The following table describes the panels on this template. Panel Description History To document the patient's surgical history and issues with the cast, brace, splint, or wound. Physical Exam To document issues with the cast area and what was done for the new cast, splint, or brace. Plan To document the details of the basic assessment and plan. Access the Cast and Wound Care Template You can access the Cast/Wound Care template from the Home template. Document the Cast and Wound Care History You can document the surgical history of a patient and any issues with the cast, brace, splint, or wound. Enter the Physical Exam for Cast and Wound Care Cast and Wound Care Plan P

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Surgical History of Patients

You can document a patient's surgical history and orthopedic surgical history. You can use the following sections on the Intake template to document and view the surgical procedures performed for the patient. Orthopedic Surgical History. You can document and view the orthopedic-specific procedures performed for the patient. Surgical History. You can document and view all other surgical procedures performed for the patient. These sections are shared with several templates of the NextGen® Orthopedic Suite, and the grids in these sections display the date of surgery, global date, side, and description. The grids are sorted by DOS column, and the date of surgery can be entered in the MM/DD/YYYY, MM/YYYY, or YYYY formats. To enter a global date, the date of surgery must be in the MM/DD/YYYY format. Surgical History grids The Orthopedic Surgical History and Surgical History sections display the details from the appropriate templates in the core and NextGen® Orthopedic Suite. Add a Surgical P

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Histories Template

Patient history information is documented on the Histories template for a new patient, and reviewed and updated for an existing patient. Histories Patient's Problem List You can manage a patient's problems. Patient's Medical History The Medical/Surgical/Interim panel enables you to document the medical or surgical history of the patient. Patient's Diagnostic Tests and Results You can document a patient's diagnostic tests and the associated results. Patient's Family History You can document the family history of the patient in the Family panel on the Histories template. Document the Social History of the Patient You can document the social history of a patient from the Social panel on the Histories template. Parent topic: Physical Therapy

Document the Cast and Wound Care History

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Access the Cast and Wound Care Template

Enter the Physical Exam for Cast and Wound Care

Document Patient History for Pre-Operative Visits

Cast and Wound Care Workflow

Surgical History of Patients

Histories Template

Access the Cast and Wound Care Template

Enter the Physical Exam for Cast and Wound Care

Document Patient History for Pre-Operative Visits

Cast and Wound Care Workflow

Surgical History of Patients

Histories Template