Cervical Screening: Quick Guide

Cervical screening is an important part of preventive healthcare for female patients, and MediRecords makes it simple to manage these results within the patient record. The Cervical Screening section provides a clear summary of all recorded smears, displaying key details such as dates, results, HPV status, endocervical cell presence, performing doctor, and any clinical comments noted at the time of the procedure. This ensures clinicians have quick access to vital information during follow-up care or when planning future investigations.

Within this section, you can add new results, edit or delete existing ones, and apply filters to view specific outcomes like HPV or endocervical results. Clinicians also have the option to make records confidential or assign tasks to team members for follow-up, helping practices maintain continuity of care and compliance with screening programs. By managing cervical smear records efficiently, MediRecords supports timely decision-making and improves patient safety through consistent record-keeping.

Contents:

1. Viewing Cervical Screening Results
2. Adding a Cervical Screening Result
3. Editing a Cervical Screening Result
4. Deleting a Cervical Screening Result
5. Creating a Task for Cervical Screening Results

Viewing Cervical Screening Results

1. Open the patient record
2. Go to the Clinical tab
3. Go to the Cervical Screening section on the left hand menu
4. There are filters available for Endocervical or HPV Results if required
   

Adding a Cervical Screening Result

1. Open the patient record
2. Go to the Clinical tab
3. Go to the Cervical Screening section on the left hand menu
   
    
4. Click New Result to open the Cervical Screening Results form
   
    
5. Click to add the Date, Performed By, and select the Result from the dropdown menu
6. If there are endocervical cells present, click the Endo-cervical cells present tick-box
7. If there is an HPV present, click the HPV Present tick-box
8. Add any relevant clinical observations or Comments
9. If you want to make the record confidential, click the Confidential tick-box
10. To create a task relating to the results, click More to reveal a drop-down list of users
    
     
11. Click the Name of the User being assigned the task, and enter the Date
12. Click Save to complete

Note: You can also add Cervical Screening Results via the Inbox, using the CS icon. 

Editing a Cervical Screening Result

1. Open the patient record
2. Go to the Clinical tab
3. Go to the Cervical Screening section in the left hand menu
4. Click the Tick-box next to the name of the result
5. Click Edit to open the cervical screening result
   
    
6. Update the form with all the details
7. Click Save to apply the changes

Deleting a Cervical Screening Result

1. Open the patient record
2. Go to the Clinical tab
3. Go to the Cervical Smears section on the left hand menu
4. Click the Tick-box next to the name of the result
5. Click Delete to permanently delete the Cervical Screening Result
   
    
6. Click YES to acknowledge the results will be deleted
   

Creating a Task for Cervical Screening Results

1. Open the patient record
2. Go to the Clinical tab
3. Go to the Cervical Screening section in the left hand menu
4. Click New Result
   
    
5. Click the More to reveal a drop-down list of users
6. Click to select the Name of the User, and enter a Date
7. Click Save to apply the changes