Bert, I don't so far know of any way something can be imported into a patient's chart such that I don't get a message about it.
When a new patient comes in, we have a small packet of registration forms they fill out - demographics, insurance info, a copy of the insurance card and driver's lic., consent for old records and a privacy practice statement. These 5 or 6 pages are scanned in a single PDF file and then drag-dropped into the "no sign off required" folder, and named "reg".
Similar items, like an updated insurance card copy, and any subsequent non-clinical BS, are also put into the "Non-Medical Info" folder in the imported items area. It does not require sign-off, but I do get a prompt in my message box that there is an imported item for that patient that needs my attention. When it really dcoesn't. Maybe I will talk with support about it - perhaps I'm doing soemthing wrong. The only way we ever get stuff into the chart - other than our Quest lab and Midmark ECG interfaces - is by drag-and-drop of PDF files into the importned items window. Maybe using another method will not generate this useless prompt? Dunno.
Anyhow, Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
Jim
