Melanie, it sounds like you are trending towards Wayne's workflow, so I will let him handle some of this, but a couple of points:
In answer to your set of questions that Wayne quotes immediately above...
1. As he says, labs downloaded via interface can have a note added and are searchable
2. When signing off all other labs, yes the provider can quickly sign off and send a message to the MA which is part of the permanent record.
3. No, the labs imported in other ways (not via an interface) are not automatically searchable, but you can enter them in a way that they are. If you go to the patient's summary sheet, on the right is a section called "tracked data". You can enter the labs there (a1c's in your example) and they are then searchable. Entering the data is a bit of work, but it is easy to run a report and identify all above a certain cut-off.
Originally Posted by melanie
Are the sticky notes a permanent part of the patient record?
The sticky note function on AC says that they are NOT.
There are different types of messages in AC. "Stickies" are designed to be temporary reminders that are not permanent parts of the record. On the other hand, "messages" can be saved to the chart and are then part of the permanent record. Not to create confusion, but "addenda" are another type of "message" that is designed to be made a part of the record.


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