Manage Birth Notifications

Access and manage all birth notifications recorded in Communicare.

Note: This module is available only to the Western Australian Country Health Service in Communicare V18.4 and later.

By default, birth notifications are listed in the order in which they are received, that is, the most recently received birth notification appears at the top of the list.

To open a birth notification, double-click on a birth notification record.

To search for anything on birth notifications, enter text in the Search... text box.

To filter, select from the following fields:
  • Status: by default the list displays birth notifications with 'All' status.
  • Encounter Place: by default the list displays birth notifications for 'All' encounter places.
  • Locality Group: by default the list displays birth notifications with all the localities/suburbs addresses.
  • From/To Date: by default the list displays birth notifications for last 30 days.
The following columns are displayed for the Birth Notifications list:
  • Received Date - The date when the Birth Notification is received by Communicare.
  • Mother Name - The Mother's name received via birth notification file. This value does not change even if the mother's record is matched to a different patient in the Birth Notification window.
  • Mother MRN - The Mother's MRN received via birth notification file. This value does not change even if the mother's record is matched to a different patient in the Birth Notification window.
  • Mother Matched - This indicates whether mother is matched in Communicare or not.
  • Child MRN - The Child's MRN received via birth notification file. This value does not change even if the child's record is matched to a different patient in the Birth Notification window.
  • Child Matched - This indicates whether child is matched in Communicare or not.
  • Child DOB - The Child's date or birth received via birth notification file. This value does not change even if the child's record is matched to a different patient in the Birth Notification window.
  • Child Sex - The Child's sex value received via birth notification file. This value does not change even if the child's record is matched to a different patient in the Birth Notification window.
  • Status At Birth
  • Address - It is the mother's address received by Communicare via birth notification file.
  • Encounter Place - It displays an encounter place assigned to the Birth Notification.
  • Status - It is current status of birth notification.
  • List Days - Number of days since the child's date of birth until today. The List Days value is calculated and updated only if the birth notification status is New or Pending Contact. The List Days stops stops counting once the birth notification status is changed to any other status.