Previous Topic

Next Topic

Book Contents

Book Index

Select Guideline by Read Term

Guidelines can be triggered by READ terms. Use this feature to display guidelines associated with an entered READ description. Triggers are set up in Guideline Triggers. See also Edit Guideline READ Term Trigger(s) - which explains how to add your own triggers for a guideline.

  1. To select a guidelines by READ term, choose Select Guideline from the Guidelines menu to display the Select Guideline by (READ term/Mnemonic) screen.
  2. Select Locallygenerated. Click off Reports.
  3. Then, enter a READ term, either:
    • Type a term such as Asthma and press Enter in the READ Term window, then use the down arrow to scroll through;
    • Double click in the READ Term window, and select from the READ dictionary. (Until you have set up some of your own local guidelines, you will not be able to see this).
    • Type in a READ code, preceding it with #, for example, #A340 and press Enter for A340.00 Streptococcal sore throat.
  4. Any guidelines triggered on that READ term will be listed. Highlight the one required and click on View.