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Encounters
Open a service recording for patient interactions and add clinical items, record progress notes, prescribe medications, review investigations, write referrals and manage recalls.
Encounters
Record patient encounters in Communicare using any one of the following methods.
Service Recording
In Communicare, a service is where a patient interacts with a service provider. In general, it means to have a consultation with a health care provider, that is, a Doctor, Nurse, or Healthworker.
Service Record
Use the Service Record window to set the provider and encounter place and mode, record billing details and set any requirements.

Encounters
Open a service recording for patient interactions and add clinical items, record progress notes, prescribe medications, review investigations, write referrals and manage recalls.
- Encounters
  Record patient encounters in Communicare using any one of the following methods.
  - Service Recording
    In Communicare, a service is where a patient interacts with a service provider. In general, it means to have a consultation with a health care provider, that is, a Doctor, Nurse, or Healthworker.
    - Recording a Service
      For each patient encounter, record a service.
    - Recording Telehealth Consultations
      Use one of these encounter modes to record telehealth services.
    - Service Selector
      When you open the clinical record for a patient or add a service recording, and a service has already been provided for that patient today, those services are listed in the Service Selector window.
    - Starting a Service
      Every time you open a clinical record, a service is started. You have the option of keeping the service or not when you close the clinical record.
    - Closing a Clinical Record
      To complete a service, close the clinical record.
    - Changing to a Different Service
      If you were part of a past service, you can edit that service.
    - Service Record
      Use the Service Record window to set the provider and encounter place and mode, record billing details and set any requirements.
      - Service Record - Detail
        Use the Service Record > Detail tab to set the provider and encounter place and mode.
      - Service Record - Medicare
        When a service is completed or paused, a Medicare claim can be submitted either by the provider or reception.
      - Service Record - Private
        Check the Private Billing items claimed on the Private tab.
      - Service Record - Requirements
        Select a requirement to display an exclamation mark icon in Service Recording.
    - Service Record Filter Selections
      Use the Service Record Filter Selections window to determine which service records are displayed in the Service Recording window.
    - Service Record status
    - Provider Mode Place Selection
      The Provider, Mode and Place and Program window is displayed when you open a clinical record and Communicare is unable to identify the provider and mode-place for opening the clinical record.
    - Preselecting the Provider
      You can set the Provider, Encounter Place, Encounter Mode and optional Program used for all future services.
    - Medicare Assignment Form
      You can print patient and service details to a Medicare form ready for signing.
  - Clinical Records
    The clinical record comprises all clinical information recorded for a patient in Communicare by your health service. It includes clinical items and recalls.
- Medications
  This topic covers all Medications Management functionality within Communicare.
- Clinical Support

Service Record

Use the Service Record window to set the provider and encounter place and mode, record billing details and set any requirements.

The Service Record window is organised into the following tabs:

Service Record Defaults

The following rules determine the default values used when creating a new service record:

If a specific provider is selected in the main toolbar, the selected provider is the default.
If (No provider selected) is selected on the main toolbar, no provider is selected for the service.
If a specific place and mode is selected on the main toolbar, the selected place and mode is the default.
If (No place and mode selected) is selected in the main toolbar, no place and mode is selected for the service.

Health Care Home (HCH)

The patient HCH Tier details are displayed next to patient banner only if the patient is registered for HCH and the HCH Tier is recorded.

14 November 2023