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Using LEPIS

Once LEPIS is installed, it starts up when your work station is turned on, the medical case icon displays in your system tray.

  1. From the Vision 3 Front Screen, select Consultation Manager and select a patient.
  2. Providing you are not opted out for LEPIS, and you have opened a face to face consultation an extract file is created. The extract file contains:
    • Vision Practice Number.
    • Consultation Date and Time.
    • Staff Identifier and Role.
    • Patient Vision Identifier, Date of Birth and Sex.
    • Any new Therapy you add to Consultation Manager.
    • Any new Read codes you add to Consultation Manager.

      Note - Only new data is captured for LEPIS, Edits and Deletes to existing data are not captured.

  3. The data within the extract file is analysed by the LEPIS utility. If the patient qualifies for a patient trial, a pop-up notification displays in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

  4. If you are not interested in any trials, click to close the pop-up. Or...
  5. If you are interested in seeing the available options, click on the pop-up.
  6. The LEPIS:Patient Eligible for Trial screen displays.

    Select from the following options:

    • More Info - Information regarding the suggested trial displays.
    • Recruit Patient - Opens a web page to recruit the patient.
    • Patient Wants time to Think - Sets the notification to appear next time the patient is selected.
    • Patient Not Interested - The patient is not suggested for this trial again.
    • Do not Disturb me for 2 Hours - LEPIS is deactivated for two hours.
    • Patient Not Eligible - The patient is not suggested for this trial again.

    Or from the Other Action list (This list currently only contains one option):

    • Patient not interested in ever participating in trials - If this is selected, click on Perform to select.
  7. Select Close for this Patient to close this screen and continue with your consultation.
    Remember - No data is recorded to Vision 3 as part of this process and the extract file is not permanently stored.