Types of Screening Tools

Regardless of specialty, all screening tools and configured by the practice are displayed in the Screening Tools Available section on the left. The entry in the first column indicates how the screening tool is made available.

• Template-based screening tools have a T in the first column of the Screening Tools Available list. When you complete and save template-based screening tools, the results are added to the Screening Tools Performed grid on the NTS Screening Tool template.
• Website-based screening tools have a W in the first column of the Screening Tools Available list. When you complete and close website-based screening tools, you must manually enter the score and interpretation on the NTS Screening Tool template, and then select Add to add the results to the Screening Tools Performed grid.
• Screening tool names that have no entry in the first column of the Screening Tools Available list do not open a template or a website. You must enter the results of screening performed on paper or by some other means. Selecting one of these enters a name in the Screening Instrument field and the encounter date in the *Performed Date field on the NTS Screening Tool template. You can enter the score and interpretation manually along with any comments or Screening plan, and then select Add to add the results as an entry in the Screening Tools Performed grid on the NTS Screening Tool template.

An asterisk (*) denotes a screening tool that has already been used in this encounter.