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, in the Search field, enter a search term.

To filter birth notifications, select from the following fields:
  • Status - by default, birth notifications of any status are displayed.
  • Encounter Place - by default birth notifications for all encounter places are displayed.
  • Locality Group - by default birth notifications with any locality, suburb or address are displayed.
  • From/To Date - by default birth notifications for last 30 days are displayed.
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 included in the birth notification. 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 included in the birth notification. This value does not change even if the mother's record is matched to a different patient in the Birth Notification window.
  • Mother Matched - indicates whether the mother is matched in Communicare or not.
  • Child MRN - the child's MRN included in the birth notification. This value does not change even if the child's record is matched to a different patient in the Birth Notification window.
  • Child Matched - indicates whether the child is matched in Communicare or not.
  • Child DOB - the child's date of birth included in the birth notification. 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 included in the birth notification file. This value does not change if the child's record is matched to a different patient in the Birth Notification window.
  • Status At Birth
  • Address - the mother's address included in the birth notification file.
  • Encounter Place - the encounter place assigned to the Birth Notification.
  • Status - the current status of the birth notification.
  • List Days - the number of days between the child's date of birth and today. This value is calculated and updated only if the birth notification status is New or Pending Contact.