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  2. Encounters

    Open a service recording for patient interactions and add clinical items, record progress notes, prescribe medications, review investigations, write referrals and manage recalls.

  3. Encounters

    Record patient encounters in Communicare using any one of the following methods.

  4. 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.

  5. Summary tab

    The Summary iconSummary tab contains a summary of the patient's clinical record.

  • 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.

      • 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.

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        • Summary tab

          The Summary iconSummary tab contains a summary of the patient's clinical record.

          • Main Summary

            Use the Main Summary iconMain Summary to get an overview of your patient's health. The Main Summary is displayed when you open a patient's clinical record.

          • Medication Summary

            The Medication Summary displays all active medications, including once-off or regular medications prescribed to the patient, supplied, administered, or added to their medication history.

          • Social & Family History

            Use the Social & Family History iconSocial & Family History tab on the Summary in the clinical record to manage the patient's social and family history.

          • Care Plans

            Use the Care Plan iconCare Plan tab on the Summary in the clinical record to manage a patient's care plans.

          • Obstetrics & Pregnancy

            Use the Obstetrics iconObstetrics tab to view all pregnancies past and present, start and end a pregnancy, and record antenatal checkups.

        • Progress Notes

          The Progress Note tab iconProgress Notes tab displays historical services on the left, and enables you to edit your current note and view the to-do list on the right-hand side.

        • Detail tab

          The Detail tab iconDetail tab displays the clinical items and clinical data that make up a patient's clinical record. The content displayed depends on the type of clinical item or data. Investigations and medications are also listed.

        • Clinical items

          A clinical item is the basic element of a clinical record.

        • Clinical Terms Browser

          The Clinical Terms Browser is displayed each time you need to select a Clinical Item Type.

        • Episode
        • Qualifier edit panes

          In the clinical item, set or change the values of qualifiers associated with that clinical item in the qualifier edit panes.

        • Add drawings to clinical items

          Use drawing qualifiers in clinical items to more accurately display conditions or procedures on preset clinical images.

        • Special Qualifiers

          Special qualifiers include calculating qualifiers, HL7 qualifiers, required qualifiers, qualifiers with a range and qualifiers linked to system codes.

        • Finding Hidden Windows

          The Bring to Front navigation bar stays on top of other windows and indicates which windows are open.

        • Data Entry Wizard
      • Intramail

        Use the intramail system to send secure internal electronic messages within Communicare.

    • Medications

      This topic covers all Medications Management functionality within Communicare.

    • Clinical Support

Summary tab

The Summary iconSummary tab contains a summary of the patient's clinical record.

From the Summary tab, you can access summaries of a patient's clinical information:
  • Main Summary

    By default, the Main Summary tab is displayed when you open a patient's clinical record.

  • Medication Summary
  • Social & family History
  • Care Plan
  • Obstetrics
15 March 2024
Related information
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  • Progress Notes
  • Detail tab
  • Clinical items
  • Clinical Terms Browser
  • Episode
  • Qualifier edit panes
  • Add drawings to clinical items
  • Special Qualifiers
  • Finding Hidden Windows
  • Data Entry Wizard
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