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If you're looking for a single grand unified monolithic software that will do * everything *, you need to KEEP LOOKING. Amazing Charts ain't it.
If you don't want to use multiple softwares to manage your practice, then you may also want to KEEP LOOKING. Many, if not most, AC users use a number of free or cheap programs to "sweeten the pot." There are software companies that will do it all for you, and they will charge you beaucoup bucks for that service. Follow your bliss.
As regards the method of importing items, let me tell you about two places you need to look.
The first is the "Imported Items" tab that you will see when you open a patient record.
The second is "Help -> Contents" and search for "Import". Amazing Charts has a pretty good "Help" section. That's where I got the following:
Imported Items
To view imported items open a patients chart and select the “imported” items tab.
There are a few different ways to import items into Amazing Charts. One way is to already have the document scanned into your computer and saved in a folder. Then you will need to click on the “import item” button and in the resultant window, click the “browse for items” button and then browse over to your scanned document folder and select the item. After doing this you will need to enter “date of items” date (defaults to current date), “item type”, “item subject” and “additional comments” if needed. While on this screen you will notice that there is a button that deletes the original scanned item when done (“ Delete originals after importing”) and a button that allows you to close the window without importing (“close window”). Once you are satisfied with your selection, click the “import items” button. Another window will appear and will ask you if you are done importing items. If you hit yes the window will close but if you hit no you may continue to import items.
Another way to import items is to select the “import new” button and then choose “import-control your scanner”. By doing this a window will open up that will allow you to set your scan options and control your scanner (providing it is a standard Twain type of scanner).
One can also drag and drop a selected item into the left frame of the Imported Items tab.
You can sort and organize your imported items by selecting and moving items from one category to another, and/or edit categories by editing the imported item (by right clicking with your mouse on any of the imported items you are able to edit information).
If you have Midmark hardware and it is connected to your computer you may directly import items such as Electrocardiograms, Holter recordings, and spirometry, directly into the patient's chart. This is done by clicking on the “import new” button and then selecting Midmark followed by the hardware that is attached to your computer. After doing this Amazing Charts will open up the Midmark software within the patients chart so that resultscan be directly imported into the chart.
Imported items can be viewed by date or alphabetical order depending on which option you select.
Here's another:
Import An Item
You can import paper and electronic files regarding a patient into Amazing Charts. These imported items go into the patient's Imported Item tab in their chart.
You can classify the type of items in the left frame. When you click on an item, it will appear in the right frame, or in its own application.
Importing of new items can be done either by dragging and dropping an item into the left window, or by clicking the Import New button.
Using this button, you can control your scanner, or browse to the item(s) you wish to import into the patient chart.
Using this technique, you can just drag and drop Word documents into your patient's chart. The second one is better if you look it up in AC -- it has pictures.
