How do I create a new procedure?

Follow these steps to create a new procedure:

1. Open the patient record
2. Make sure you are in the "Clinical" tab
3. Make sure you are in the "Procedures" section
4. Click New Procedure to open the procedure form
5. There are three tabs at the top of the form - Admission, Clinical and Outcome
6. Each tab contains a separate form related to clinical procedures
7. A new procedure starts on the Admission tab
8. Click to select Procedure, Provider and Location
9. Click the Tick-box to select the location - Left, Right or Bilateral
10. Complete the form with all the required details
11. To add the procedure to the consultation notes, click the Add to Today's Notes tick-box
12. To make the record confidential, click the Confidential tick-box
13. At this point, you can either -
14. a) Click Save to close the form, and not enter in any Clinical details (or enter them later)
15. or
16. b) Click the Clinical tab to add clinical detail to the procedure
17. Complete the clinical form with all the required details
18. Click Save to complete

The new procedure has now been created.

*Note: The Outcome of a procedure is usually added after the procedure has been completed, and the patient has partially or fully recovered.